Houston rapper Sauce Walka was injured in a shooting that also took the life of an unidentified man in downtown Memphis, as his family has reported. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon near Lt. George W. Lee Avenue, in the vicinity of the FedEx Forum. According to the Houston Chronicle, Sauce Walka, whom is given name is Albert Walker Mondane, sustained a gunshot wound to his thigh and was promptly taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Revealed by his father and known as "Poppa Sauce" by fans, Albert Walker, "Had it not been for God, my son would've been dead," as he told KHOU 11 News. The Memphis Police Department has indicated that the shooting was an isolated incident and not a spur of random violence. They have identified a suspect vehicle in connection with the shooting, while an arrest remains pending as of the latest updates.

While the Memphis police have not yet revealed the identity of the man killed in the shooting, they confirmed the fatality alongside Mondane's injury. The rapper's father has been in communication with reporters, asserting that his son is coherent and expected to survive following the traumatic event.

The exact motivations behind the shooting remain veiled in uncertainty, but the police stress that this was not a matter of arbitrary bloodshed ripping through the streets. "This was not a random act of violence," the Memphis Police Department stated on X, per details illustrated by the Houston Chronicle. The investigation continues as the community and fans of Sauce Walka reel from the news, awaiting further developments.