On July 17, 2024, at about 1:04 a.m., Chapel Hill police responded to reports of a shooting in the 100 block of Ashley Forest Road near an apartment complex. Officers found 37-year-old Adam Abdur-Rahman with a gunshot wound; he was taken to UNC Hospitals and later died of his injuries. Residents reported hearing multiple gunshots and one neighbor, William Rankins, found a bullet hole in his kitchen wall.

Investigators arrested 45-year-old Mario Thompson, a resident of the same complex, and charged him with first-degree murder and two counts of discharging a weapon into occupied property. Thompson was held at the Orange County Detention Center without bond and had an initial court appearance scheduled the afternoon after his arrest. Friends described Abdur-Rahman and his fellow rappers as close; they expressed shock and grief. Authorities said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident and asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Adam Abdur-Rahman or witnessed the events that night, please share what you know with investigators.