Dwayne Draws Dupree, a 23-year-old security guard, was shot and killed outside Echo Sounds studio in Los Angeles on October 17, 1999. He was working security for rapper Kurupt, who was recording at the studio that night. Two armed men opened fire around 11:40 PM; Dupree died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Two others, Jevon Realistic Jones and Willard Act Da Fool Givers, were wounded in the foot and calf and treated at a local hospital.

Initial speculation linked the attack to a hidden track on Kurupt’s upcoming album, Callin’ Out Names, but DMX and Foxy Brown denied any involvement and no suspects have been arrested. The Los Angeles Police Department continued to seek leads, and the motive remains unclear.

If anyone has information about the shooting or remembers that night outside Echo Sounds, please share what you know.