Wanted: VA rapper ‘23 Brazy’ for murder of 10-year-old

Miche
2 min readSep 6, 2023
23 Brazy aka Tashawnda Drayton

U.S. Marshals have doubled the reward for Virginia rapper 23 Brazy who is wanted for killing a 10-year-old boy in the City of Franklin.

23 Brazy’s legal name is Tashawnda Nicole Drayton, and the 24-year-old is currently facing at least nine charges, including :

  • First Degree Murder
  • Attempted First-Degree Murder
  • Aggravated Malicious Wounding
  • Shooting Into Occupied Dwelling (x2),
  • Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony
  • Threat to Burn or Damage Building
  • Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
  • Discharge a Firearm in a Public Place.

On August 9, at around 3 p.m. calls came into Franklin’s 911 center reporting a shooting in the 300 block of Artis Street. Two gunshot victims were found at different residences, Franklin PD reported. One victim was a 37-year-old man and the other a 10-year-old boy. Neither has been named.

Both were deemed to have life-threatening issues at that time. Both were transported for hospital treatment. Ultimately, the man survived, but the child died.

Franklin Police said their investigation revealed that four people came the 37-year-old’s home. There…

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