Manhunt Monday - Rap Party Erupts into Violence

Rap Party Erupts into Violence – 2 Suspects on the Run

Two killed, one injured.

Jack Hammer, Crime & Justice Reporter – Sometimes I cannot help but think that the Rapper (or Hip Hop, if you prefer) music scene is a death cult. Take, for instance, this true crime story Straight Outta West Memphis.

April 6, 2019 - West Memphis, Ark. – by WREG Staff.   According to W Memphis police, the shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. inside the 2nd Chance Automotive Repair and Body Work on East Broadway, West Memphis. The auto repair shop is also used for hosting private club events. A flyer posted to Facebook Friday night showed that the shop was the venue for a concert by Memphis rapper Kevo Money. Witnesses say they were attending a rapper party at the time of the shooting “Just vibin’ (sic), playing music and stuff and just took a wrong turn. Just stuff went south," said witness Dquinton Patterson. "And all of a sudden you just hear, boom boom boom boom boom (sic), like repetitive fire. So, my instinct was automatically to get on the ground so I wouldn’t get hit by a stray bullet. And they’re just continuing shooting... It was like a movie scene or something.” Police say three men were shot at the club. One was pronounced dead on the scene and another died at a local hospital.

Two suspects are on the run, Raheem Stackhouse and Reginald Smith. Below are the full list of charges both men faced in the past, according to court records. 

Raheem Stackhouse:

• Feb. 7, 2016 – First-degree murder, terroristic act, first-degree battery, failure to appear for a warrant 
• Aug. 9, 2015 – Possessing instrument of a crime, and carrying a weapon 
• July 16, 2015 – Driving while license was suspended 
• May 25, 2015 – Being in possession of a weapon on school property 
• Feb 28, 2014 – Disorderly conduct 

Reginald Smith:

• Oct. 31, 2018 – Possession of meth or cocaine, possessions of drug paraphernalia and possession of drugs and a firearm.  
• Aug. 1, 2018 – Possession of a controlled substance, possession of drugs and carrying a weapon
• July 12, 2017 – Carrying a weapon, possession of drugs. 

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Reggie Smith (L); Raheem Stackhouse fugitives

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JuWan “Gumbo Jumbo” McClendon killed in shooting spree (photo via Facebook)

​Stackhouse was apprehended April 12, 2019 and Reggie Smith was arrested April 14, 2019.
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Victims killed at the West Memphis rap concert were identified by police as Nate “kingboohead” Henderson and JuWan McClendon.  

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