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Atlanta rapper Archie Eversole, 37, was ‘shot in the jaw as he slept’ by his brother – Alexander Kraus, 41, is charged with the murder after cops found him nearby wearing blood-covered socks

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;312728&semi;font-size&colon;16px"><strong>Atlanta based rapper Arthur &&num;8216&semi;Archie&&num;8217&semi; Eversole&comma; 37&comma; was shot in the face as he slept at home <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;312728&semi;font-size&colon;16px"><strong>Eversole was found with a gunshot wound to the jaw at a Chevron gas station in Decatur&comma; just east of Atlanta on March 25 <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;312728&semi;font-size&colon;16px"><strong>He told cops someone bust into his bedroom and shot him&comma; but lost consciousness before naming the shooter <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;312728&semi;font-size&colon;16px"><strong>He died at a hospital on April 3 <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;312728&semi;font-size&colon;16px"><strong>A police report alleged there was blood on the rapper&&num;8217&semi;s front door and stairs&nbsp&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;312728&semi;font-size&colon;16px"><strong>The rapper&&num;8217&semi;s brother&comma; Alexander Kraus&comma; 41&comma; <strong> was arrested after being found nearby wearing blood-covered socks <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;312728&semi;font-size&colon;16px"><strong><strong>Kraus was initially charged with aggravated assault before being charged with murder on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;312728&semi;font-size&colon;16px"><strong>Motive has not been established <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;04&sol;Archie-Eversole-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-405920" width&equals;"838" height&equals;"572"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Atlanta base rapper Archie Eversole&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; was shot in the face on April 25 and died before he could tell cops who killed him&period; Eversole&comma; 37&comma; who rose to stardom in 2002 at age 17 when he recorded his debut album Ride Wit Me Dirty South Style&period; He also came up with the song We Ready&comma; popularly used by Atlanta United and NFL fans through the years<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p> Atlanta based rapper&comma; Arthur &&num;8216&semi;Archie&&num;8217&semi; Eversole was found with a gunshot wound at a Chevron gas station just east of Atlanta on March 25&comma; and died at a hospital April 3&comma; DeKalb County police said&period; He was aged 37&period;<br>The Rapper best known for his hit record &&num;8216&semi;We Ready&&num;8217&semi;&comma; was shot in the face and died before he could tell cops who killed him&period;<br>It is unclear how he got to the gas station from his bed or whether his home is nearby&comma; but police say his brother&comma;&nbsp&semi;Alexander Krause&comma; is the shooter&period; <br>According to Lt&period; Shane Smith from&nbsp&semi;DeKalb County police&comma; Kraus&comma; 41&comma; was arrested at a home near the gas station&comma; initially on assault charges&period; <br>Those charges have now been upgraded to murder&comma; Lt&period; Smith said&period; <br>Kraus who was also charged with possession of more than an ounce of marijuana&comma; is being held without bail at Dekalb County jail&period;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;04&sol;Alexander-Kraus-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-405923" width&equals;"840" height&equals;"691"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Alexander Kraus&comma; 41&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb; is charged with the murder of his brother of rapper Arthur &&num;8216&semi;Archie&&num;8217&semi; Eversole&period; Kraus was charged with aggravated assault before being charged with murder&comma; police said on Thursday&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Archie Eversole&comma; who is known&nbsp&semi;for the We Ready anthem used by Atlanta&&num;8217&semi;s pro soccer team&comma;&nbsp&semi;was shot in the jaw as he was sleeping in the bedroom of his house and afterwards spoke to cops himself&comma; while the killer was still in the house&period;<br>He told police someone kicked his door open and shot him in the face&period;&nbsp&semi;However&comma; Eversole lost consciousness before he could name his killer&period;<br>The police report said blood covered the front door and the stairs to Eversole&&num;8217&semi;s room as well as his bed&comma; pillows and walls&comma;&nbsp&semi;<a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2022&sol;04&sol;21&sol;we-ready-rapper-archie-eversole-shot-face-while-asleep&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">TMZ<&sol;a>&nbsp&semi;wrote&period; <br>According to the report&comma; Krause initially told cops he was fine and just checking on his brother&comma; although police did notice he had blood on his socks&period; He also told police a blister on his foot was causing him to limp&period;<br>Police have not revealed any&nbsp&semi;motive for the shooting or the relationship between the brothers&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;04&sol;Chevron-station-in-Decatur-GA-where-Archie-Eversole-was-shot-by-his-brother-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-405925" width&equals;"843" height&equals;"519"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Alexander Kraus&comma; made his way to this Chevron station in Decatur&comma; Georgia on March 25 after he had been shot in the jaw&comma; allegedly by his older brother Alexander Kraus <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p> In February&comma; just over a month before he was killed&comma; the rapper shared a Twitter post written by comedian Lil Duval <br>&&num;8216&semi;If you feel like your friends is supporting strangers more than they support you than&comma; become a stranger&comma;&&num;8217&semi; the post read with the caption &&num;8216&semi;&num;message&&num;8217&semi;&period;  <br>In another Instagram post shared just days before the shooting&comma; the Archie wrote&colon; &&num;8216&semi;U can f&ast;&ast;&ast; up a whole bond by lying to someone U could&&num;8217&semi;ve told the truth too&comma;&&num;8217&semi; along with with a grimacing face and shrug emojis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;04&sol;Archie-Eversole-post-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-405926"&sol;><figcaption><strong>In February&comma; Archie Eversole suggested he was facing a difficult time with friends and family by sharing a tweet from comedian Lil Duval on his Instagram page&comma; saying to become a stranger &&num;8216&semi;if you feel like your friends is supporting strangers more than they support you&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Along the same theme&comma; a month prior to the murder&comma; Archie called out those who &&num;8216&semi;f&ast;&ast;&ast; up a whole bond by lying&&num;8217&semi; in a cryptic message&comma; potentially aimed at Kraus&period; <br>The nature of the relationship between the two brothers remains under investigation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;04&sol;Archie-Eversole-post-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-405927" width&equals;"835" height&equals;"496"&sol;><figcaption><strong>A month prior to his death&comma; Eversole called out those who &&num;8216&semi;f&ast;&ast;&ast; up a whole bond by lying&&num;8217&semi; in a cryptic message&comma; potentially aimed at Kraus&period; The nature of the relationship between the two brothers remains under investigation<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><br>Eversole was 17 when he recorded his debut album Ride Wit Me Dirty South Style that was released in 2002&period;<br>The gold-selling album featured his popular anthem We Ready that has become a popular hype song at sports stadiums and among athletes&period;<br>Eversole was chosen to create the theme song United We Conquer in 2018 for the Atlanta United team of the Major League Soccer&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;04&sol;Atlanta-United-FC-tribute-to-Archie-Eversole-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-405943" width&equals;"716" height&equals;"891"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Atlanta United FC soccer team mourned the loss of super fan Eversole&comma; who created the team&&num;8217&semi;s first ever anthem<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The franchise said in a statement Thursday that it was &&num;8216&semi;heartbroken&&num;8217&semi; to learn about Eversole&&num;8217&semi;s death&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;A staple in the Atlanta hip-hop scene&comma; Archie adopted Atlanta United before our first season and continued to be one of our club&&num;8217&semi;s most fervent supporters&comma;&&num;8217&semi; the team said&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;In addition to his decorated musical career&comma; his voice will long live in our supporters&&num;8217&semi; minds as We Ready billows through the speakers for kickoff at Atlanta United matches&period;&&num;8217&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;04&sol;Archie-Eversole-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-405931" width&equals;"837" height&equals;"762"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Super fan Archie &lbrack;white shirt&rsqb;&comma; with Atlanta United supporters during a MLS game&period; He came up with Atlanta United&&num;8217&semi;s theme song &&num;8216&semi;United We Conquer&&num;8217&semi; in 2018<&sol;strong> <&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The rapper was born Arthur Eversole&comma; in July 1984 on a US military base in Germany&comma; where both parents were stationed while his father was serving in the US Navy and his mother was a member of the US Army&period; <br>After returning to the US&comma; Eversole was raised in the College Park section of Atlanta&period;<br><br><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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