Two brothers of reality TV star Antonia “Toya” Wright were shot in a drive-by early Sunday morning, police confirmed.
Rudy and Josh Johnson were shot just after midnight on Sunday, July 31, as they sat in a car in New Orleans’ 7th Ward.
Both men were shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene, nola.com reports.
About an hour later, a man was gunned down in the Seabrook neighborhood of New Orleans East.
Police believe the murder cases are linked, but they are not releasing any information on the cases.
Wright reportedly received the news of her brothers’ tragic deaths while onstage at an event in Atlanta.
The 32-year-old mother-of-one is the ex-wife of rap mogul Li’l Wayne, 33, and the mother of his eldest daughter Reginae Carter, 17.
Wright divorced Wayne in 2006 after 2 years of marriage.
Rudy and Josh made appearances in the BET reality shows ‘Toya: A Family Affair’ and ‘Tiny and Toya’.
Wright, who was especially close to her brother Rudy, expressed her grief for both brothers on Instagram.com.
Rudy’s girlfriend is reportedly pregnant with his baby.
Tameka and her estranged husband Clifford “Tip” Harris, Jr., aka T.I., were among Wright’s celebrity friends posting condolences on social media.
T.I. caught flack from his social media followers when he urged social justice activists Black Lives Matter to make black-on-black crime a top priority in addition to protesting police brutality.
T.I. tweeted, “For us to really have an argument in the BLM movement WE MUST show that Black Lives Matter to Us!!
RIP bros. For us to really have an argument in the BLM movement WE MUST show that Black Lives Matter to Us!!!!! pic.twitter.com/K2Supy07ui
— T.I. (@Tip) July 31, 2016
@TreasurelsIand @Tip Why do blacks hate talking about BOB crime?
— KOBE BTTRTHAN LBJ (@IslamIsTrash) August 1, 2016
The misguided miscreants on Black Twitter reacted with anger and indignation at T.I.’s suggestion that they show Black lives really do matter by protesting black on black crime, too.
@Tip haven't you said you'll kill ppl in your songs… Don't use those mens' death as a way to push some BS statement
— Daaaaang, Mama (@AlrightJodyDamn) July 31, 2016
TI tweeting at us like we're the ones that got caught buying 10 guns https://t.co/CGwCdS6Jk1
— Rekia Boyd (@axolROSE) July 31, 2016
@Tip "I been trappin, Poppin' pistols since I stood 4-feet!" – T.I. #BlackRappersMatter
— Ralphie's Kid (@JayLauren67) July 31, 2016
@Tip i agree. Until we matter to us, we'll never matter to them.#blacklivesmatter
— Eric M. McCall Jr. (@Emaculate2) July 31, 2016
@Tip i agree. Until we matter to us, we'll never matter to them.#blacklivesmatter
— Eric M. McCall Jr. (@Emaculate2) July 31, 2016
T.I. was on point with his statements regarding the killing of Toya Wrights brothers. I'm in full agreement.
— Curtis Scoon (@CurtisScoon) August 1, 2016
Anyone who disagrees with what he said is a part of the problem & they know they are. They just don't care https://t.co/Up4HQ7KX5W
— Essence (@Essence_Doll) August 1, 2016
Wright and her estranged husband Mickey “MempHitz” Wright were married in 2011 and separated in February 2015. They appeared to give their marriage another try on the Marriage Bootcamp reality show on WeTV.
