Young Scooter’s offical cause of death has been revealed and has been ruled as an accident.

Young Scooter died on his 39th birthday on March 28, 2025. That day, the rapper was hospitalized after reportedly trying to escape police, then was pronounced dead. The Atlanta Police Department held a press conference regarding the incident but initially did not disclose the identity of the deceased.

Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died from a leg injury he suffered while fleeing from police on his 39th birthday, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner. The rapper, whose real name is Kenneth Edward Bailey,