Rayful Edmond, a infamous drug kingpin whose operation terrorized the Washington, D.C. streets on the peak of the so-called “Crack Period” is reportedly useless based on unconfirmed accounts. Rayful Edmond, 60, was launched from jail this previous summer season after serving effectively over three many years behind bars and was transferred to a reentry facility in Tennessee.
On X, previously Twitter, social media accounts are claiming that the brother of Edmond confirmed that his sibling has died though we now have but to see an official report. Edmond, 59, ran a profitable drug operation that not solely ravaged the Nation’s Capital, but additionally ignited turf wars, and bloody shootouts, and positioned the broader area underneath siege. At its peak, Edmond’s group earned over $300 million a 12 months and was linked to just about three dozen reported murders
We’ve reached out to sources in search of a affirmation however nothing has but to materialize. We additionally reached out to the Residential Reentry Administration (RRM) workplace in Nashville the place Edmond was reportedly despatched after his jail launch to no avail. There have been swirling reviews on-line that Edmond was killed however these accounts have largely been refuted as we proceed to await particulars. A Texas lawyer on-line shared on X that he just lately spoke with Edmond, with others saying he was unfairly portrayed within the media underneath the reply.
As we collect extra data, we’ll be again to replace this submit. For now, we’re sharing replies and reactions from the X social media platform.
UPDATE: It has now been confirmed that Rayful Edmond did certainly cross away on Tuesday (Dec. 16) based on a report from the native Washington outlet, Fox 5 DC.
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