Former Spylacopa Drummer Troy Young Shot Dead in NY

by Ryan Minic | Dec 14, 2009

Former Spylacopa drummer Troy Young was shot dead in his apartment in Brooklyn, NY on Friday.

Young was reportedly found in his basement apartment in Carroll Gardens with a single gunshot wound to his head. New York authorities then revealed on Saturday that Young was shot in the left shoulder; the bullet then passed through his heart. He was 29.

New York police are investigating the homicide.

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