Rapper Shawty Lo Killed In Early Morning Vehicular Accident

at the 21st annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Monday, June 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

AP Photo/Matt Sayles

Atlanta rapper Carlos Walker, known professionally as Shawty Lo, was killed in an early morning vehicular accident on the Westside Perimeter Wednesday.

Fulton County police say it happened near the Cascade Road ramp.  

“The driver appeared to have lost control and hit a couple of trees,” said Cpl. Maureen Smith with the Fulton County Police Department. “The vehicle caught on fire. The driver, the male, the one that was deceased was ejected. And there were two female passengers that were transported to Grady.”