Two suspects identified as working security for Higgins were charged with illegally possessing the guns and ammunition. 40-caliber pistol, a high-capacity ammunition magazine and metal-piercing bullets, according to the law enforcement sources. An autopsy is still in the works as of Monday.įrom the plane search, authorities found 41 “vacuum-sealed” bags of marijuana, six bottles of prescription codeine cough syrup, two 9 mm pistols, a. about an hour after he arrived in Chicago.
Paramedics transported him to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 3:14 a.m. Higgins eventually awakened but remained incoherent. An agent carried out two doses of Narcan, an emergency treatment when opioid overdose is suspected. As authorities were going through two carts of luggage, the rapper “began convulsing (and) going into a seizure,” according to sources.
The world is still mourning Chicago rapper Juice WRLD‘s death as investigators reveal more about the incidents surrounding his death.Īccording to Chicago Tribune, Juice WRLD, whose birth name is Jarad Higgins, experienced convulsions and went into cardiac arrest as federal agents and cops were searching his and his entourage’s luggage for drugs and guns at a private hangar at Midway Airport on Sunday morning.Īccording to law enforcement sources, agents and officers were waiting for Juice WRLD’s crew at Midway early Sunday because they suspected that his private plane from Los Angeles was holding contraband. The pilot flying the private jet that Juice WRLD and his entourage were on reportedly alerted the authorities that guns were on board before being told to divert the flight to Chicago, where law enforcement was waiting. Our sources say the pills might’ve contributed to his death in a possible OD.” But a new report provided some missing context to the deadly episode.Īccording to TMZ, which broke the news of Juice WRLD’s death Sunday morning, “at some point between the plane landing and the feds conducting their search … Juice was seen swallowing several Percocet pills in what people believed was an attempt to hide them. Previously, it had been reported that the rapper suffered a seizure as law enforcement was searching his luggage, which allegedly contained a large amount of prescription pills and 70 pounds of marijuana. The fact that feds just happened to appear at multiple airports where he or his private jet were searched has caused his inner circle to believe that authorities were coming after his sudden fame and success.ĭetails were trickling in surrounding the sudden death of rapper Juice WRLD, who died Sunday morning following a seizure at an airport in Chicago. Sources say his friends were pissed off, believing cops profiled a your rich Black man all the way up till his death. The multiple searches have caused Juice’s friends to be suspicious, especially since he was a 20-year-old who had just signed a reported $3 million deal with Interscope back in 2018. It’s not clear if agents actually found anything. Sources say drug-sniffing dogs were set upon Juice and his people. Juice was also searched back in November 2019 at Los Angeles International Airport. Juice was first charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana, and possession of a controlled substance, but he reportedly pled to a much lesser, non-criminal offense. The luggage allegedly held a small amount of marijuana and bottles of codeine cough syrup. He was arrested at La Guardia Airport after officers responded to a call for “prohibited items” discovered in one of his checked bags. Police have busted the now deceased rapper multiple times, including in NYC last year. Although he woke up briefly after being given the doses of Narcan, he was pronounced dead shortly after.įriends of Juice WRLD are now calling foul play on the cops saying that authorities racially profiled the rapper throughout his career, according to TMZ sources.
While at the hospital, Juice WRLD was given two doses of Narcan – an opioid overdose reversal, which is used in emergencies to block the effects of an opioid overdose, NBC News reports. Police arrived at the scene to investigate what was described as a “medical emergency.” 9, 2019 after suffering a seizure in Chicago’s Midway International Airport. Former President Barack Obama Surprises Youth At Chicago YMCA.