Son of LA Crips leader and music executive Eugene ‘Big U’ Henley shot dead on Halloween

The son of longtime LA Crips leader and music mogul lauded as the “godfather” of rap was gunned down outside a smoke shop Friday night.

Jabari “Baby Uiie” Henley, whose father Eugene Henley Jr. is the former head of the Rollin’ 60’s Neighborhood Crips, was on the corner of 69th Street and Figueroa Street in South Los Angeles around 11 p.m. when a gunman opened fire, according to TMZ.

Henley, 34, walked up to a car on the street when the suspect or suspects shot him, the Los Angeles Police Department told TMZ and KTLA.

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The unidentified suspect fled the area and remains at large on Sunday.

First responders attempted life-saving measures, but Henley was pronounced dead at the scene and a tarp was placed over his body, according to video obtained by TMZ.

Henley is also the older brother of Los Angeles Charger inside linebacker Daiyan Henley.

In March, the eldest Henley turned himself over to federal agents in March for allegedly running a “Mafia-like” criminal enterprise involving murder, human trafficking, robbery and extortion on the streets of Los Angeles.

Henley Jr. — known as “Big U” in the music industry – was among 18 alleged members of the Rollin 60s street gang charged in the sprawling March 19 federal racketeering complaint brought by the US Attorney’s Office.

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The 58-year-old was the main target of the 43-count indictment, alleging that he ran the RICO network suspected in dozens of felonies, tax evasion and embezzlement of donations to his charity dubbed the “Big U Enterprise.”

“As the indictment alleges, Mr. Henley led a criminal enterprise whose conduct ranged from murder to sophisticated fraud that included stealing from taxpayers and a charity,” Acting United States Attorney Joseph McNally said in March.

“Eradicating gangs and organized crime is the Department of Justice’s top priority. Today’s charges against the leadership of this criminal outfit will make our neighborhoods in Los Angeles safer.”

Henley Jr. is suspected in the murder of aspiring musician Rayshawn Williams in January 2021.

Williams, who had signed with Henley Jr.’s Uneek Music label, was fatally shot after he recorded a defamatory song about the rap bigwig, the US Attorney’s Office said.

After allegedly killing Williams, Henley Jr. is believed to have dragged the 21-year-old’s body off Interstate 15 in Las Vegas and left it in a ditch.

Music mogul Termaine Ashley Williams, known as “Luce Cannon,” was named in the indictment and is currently jailed inside the Metropolitan Detention Center in LA. He broke the news of the shooting to Henley Jr., according to TMZ.

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The two indicted men were heartbroken and the fatal shooting was made harder because of their imprisonment, according to the outlet.

Williams believes Henley knew his killer.

The LAPD did not confirm details of the shooting or if it was gang-related, TMZ reported.