Young Dolph, born Adolf Thorton Jr., was shot and killed on Nov. 17, 2021 buying cookies in his Memphis neighborhood. A year later 3 men were arrested behind the murder. Cornelius Smith, Justin Johnson and Hernandez Govan. Smith and Johnson carried out the shooting and Govan solicited the murder.
New information came out during trial. During opening statements in Johnson’s trial on Monday, Tennessee prosecutors alleged that Anthony “Big Jook” Mims (who was murdered earlier this year), the brother of fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti and a member of Yo Gotti’s record label CMG, put a $100,000 hit out on Young Dolph. Johnson said he was only paid $800.
