On Wednesday, January 24, Adam Ross passed away. The younger brother of Big Freedia was shot and killed in Central City around 10 p.m.
According to an Instagram post from Big Freedia, the 35-year-old Ross lost his life “in a senseless act of violence.” Big Freedia confirmed the news to NOLA.com, who reports Ross was shot near the corner of Magnolia Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Wednesday night. Citing a press release from the New Orleans Police Department, reported Chelsea Brasted writes “officers responded to call for an aggravated battery by shooting in the 2600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Central City. When they arrived, officers found a man — now identified as Ross — unresponsive on the sidewalk and ‘suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.'”
Big Freedia’s full statement can be seen below:
Earlier today, Big Freedia posted another tribute to her brother, saying “Up can’t sleep my lil brother really gone they took him from us please pinch me so I can wake up from this dream missing him like crazy my only blood brother ! 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 twelveforever God give me strength”
OffBeat extends its deepest condolences to the Ross family.
