Rae Sremmurd’s younger brother is facing a first-degree murder charge in the killing of the rap duo’s step-dad – his own father.
The hip-hop pair’s step brother, 19-year-old Michael Sullivan, was charged in Lee Mounty, Mississippi, according to District Attorney John Weddle.
The indictment was handed down to Sullivan after a grand jury heard evidence about the killing of 62-year-old Floyd Sullivan in January, TMZ reports.
Michael faces life in prison if convicted and is still in custody, with no pending court date yet announced.
The details surrounding the shooting that took place in Mississippi in January 2020 are still unknown.
Officers from the Tupelo Police Department were sent to an address in the 500 block of Lumpkin Avenue at around 9.30pm on January 6 where they found 62-year-old Floyd Sullivan dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
Michael Sullivan was held in a psychiatric facility as a person of interest in the crime following the shooting last January.
Rae Sremmurd’s mother, Bernadette Walker, has since offered information on her son’s medical condition, revealing that Sullivan suffers from Schizoaffective disorder, a mental health condition where people suffer from mood swings, delusions, and other psychotic symptoms associated with schizophrenia.
She said she believed her son may have been off his medication prior to the alleged shooting. She said that Michael had a number of episodes with her before going to live with his father.
The hip-hop duo has not yet commented on their stepfather’s death.