Chicago drill rapper Londre Sylvester artistically known as, KTS Dre 31 years old, was shot dead in about 64 gunshots shortly after his release on bail. KTS Dre (Kill to Survive) was among three people shot dead in an attack that took place at a Cook County Jail over the weekend, a day after his fiancé had posted his bail.
Records indicate his fiancé had put up $5,000 on Friday to secure his release on charges of violating a previous bond in a 2020 gun case.
KTS Dre and Kutthroat Dreko, were standing with a 60-year-old woman in the 2700 block of South California Avenue when a car pulled up around 8:50 p.m. Saturday and two gunmen fired off dozens of shots.
It was not clear why KTS did not walk out of the jail until the next day, or how the gunmen knew he would be leaving then. The Cook County sheriff’s office deferred comment to the Chicago Police Department, which declined to release any more details of the attack.
He was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital but was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining gunshot wounds to the head and other body parts. The other two who had KTS Dre are doing well. The suspects allegedly disappeared shortly after carrying out the incident.
Police reports identified KTS as a member of the Lakeside faction of the Gangster Disciples, and mugshots show he had the words “Kill To Survive” tattooed on his neck beneath what appeared to be a gun sight.
However, His court reports say he has been sentenced to four times in prison since 2010, arrested in April for possession of a firearm.
