Rapper YNT Juan, born Juan Bautista Garcia, was found shot dead in a parked car on Sunday, Aug. 8 by police in Hartford, Conn., the Hartford Courant reported. The performer was 17 years old.

Rapper YNT aka Juan Bautista Garcia, who was found shot dead inside of a parked car over the weekend, had just set off on his rap career, having released his first music video less than a year ago.

The rapper, who released a remix to Kanye West's song "Power" last week, died while in a car Digital News Writer, PEOPLE Local teenage rapper YNT Juan was fatally shot on Sunday evening in ...

Rapper YNT Juan has been shot and killed while sat in a parked car, according to reports. The 17-year-old musician, real name Juan Bautista Garcia, was fatally shot just 5.30pm, officials told ...

A 19-year-old Hartford man was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with the murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old local rapper Juan Garcia Bautista, who performed as YNT Juan, in early ...

Violence has struck down another young social media star. On Sunday, rapper YNT Juan was shot and killed as he sat in his car in Hartford, Connecticut. The Hartford Courant reported that the 17 ...