Music executive and co-founder of Ludacris' label, Disturbing Tha Peace, Chaka Zulu was shot on Sunday night (June 26) in Atlanta, WSB-TV Atlanta reports.
The shooting reportedly occurred following an argument outside of popular Atlanta restaurant Apt4B. Three men were transported to the hospital following the incident, but one did not survive, according to an incident report from the Atlanta Police Department. The deceased victim has been identified by the the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as 23-year-old Artez Benton, OkayPlayer reports.
WSB-Atlanta reports the gunman is still on the loose and police are hoping to use surveillance video to capture what may have happened. Chaka and the other unnamed victim reportedly underwent surgery overnight and Chaka was listed as “critical but stable” according to a source.
Chaka has been a prominent fixture in Atlanta's music scene for decades, first making his mark as an on-air talent while attending Clark Atlanta University before becoming a music director for Atlanta’s Hip-Hop station, Hot 97.5 radio station (the same station where Ludacris got his start as an on-air personality). Chaka and his brother Jeff Dixon, co-founded Disturbing Tha Peace Records with Ludacris in 1998, and he played an instrumental role in the label inking its deal with Def Jam. He's also the co-CEO of Ebony Sun Entertainment.