Patrick Houston, Jr., the son of rapper Project Pat, died on January 10 in a shooting in Memphis, Tenn., the Memphis Police Department confirms with PEOPLE.

Patrick Houston Jr., the 21-year-old son of rapper Project Pat, was fatally shot in Memphis earlier this month. Authorities are investigating.

The man, identified as Patrick Houston Jr., was gunned down in the Imogene Heights neighborhood. On Thursday (Jan. 23), Houston Jr. was identified by FOX 13 as the son of renowned Memphis artist Project Pat,

Patrick Houston Jr., the son of veteran rapper Project Pat, has tragically passed away following a fatal shooting in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Houston Jr., 21, lost his life earlier this month in a shooting that occurred on Friday,

Rapper Project Pat’s son has tragically died at the age of 21. Reports indicate that Patrick Earl Houston Jr. was shot at a Tennessee park. Memphis police have shared that the shooting occurred in the Imogene Heights neighborhood just after 1 PM last Friday.