A second person has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of West Philly rapper and gang leader YBC Dul, who was killed Aug. 23 in a drive-by shooting in Olney.
Rashawn Williams, 18, was charged with attempted murder on Tuesday related to Dul's death. The 25-year-old's real name was Abdul Vicks. Investigators did not immediately provide details about Williams' involvement in the shooting.
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Two weeks after Vicks was killed, 16-year-old Aiden Waters was charged with murder based on investigators' review of surveillance video and ballistics evidence from the scene. Waters also is charged with two other shootings that occurred in August, including another homicide.
Vicks, who had gained notoriety for his rap songs glorifying violence, was killed while sitting in a car at a stop light behind a SEPTA bus on the 5500 block of North Fairhill Street, police said. At 3:30 p.m., another car pulled alongside Vicks' car and fired multiple shots into the driver's side. Vicks was struck in the chest and hand. He died a short time later at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital.
The car used by the shooters later was found on fire in a lot on the 6900 block of North 15th Street, police said. But authorities traced it back to Waters' home before it was abandoned. During a search of the home, investigators found a gun linked to the shooting that killed Vicks and two other shootings – including the killing of a 16-year-old – that occurred five days earlier, prosecutors said.
Williams remains in custody in lieu of bail set at 10% of $2 million. His preliminary hearing scheduled for Nov. 12.
At the time of Waters' arrest, prosecutors said the teen was a member of another gang called Fastbreak that's centered in Olney.
Vicks was considered the leader of the West Philly gang Young Bag Chasers, whose members have been charged and convicted in numerous shootings during the past several years. As a rapper, YBC Dul had been given the nickname "Mr. Disrespectful" because his lyrics openly mocked victims of YBC's gang violence. His music had garnered followings on YouTube, Spotify and other streaming platforms.
The day before Vicks was killed, he was the subject of a video by YouTuber Brandon Buckingham. The video, filmed in May, shows Vicks and his friends giving street interviews and talking about the prevalence of gun violence in the city. Vicks flaunted guns in the video and bragged about about how his gang struck fear in West Philly communities.