According to doctors, the 47-year-old had been shot several times in the torso and was in critical condition; he died during surgery at the local hospital Roger's brother Larry was discovered dead in a car a few blocks away with a single gunshot wound to the head.A pistol was found inside the vehicle, which matched the description of a car leaving the scene of Roger Troutman's shooting according to witnesses.Police concluded it to be an apparent murder-suicide, but family members could not offer any reason or motive.It is likely that a personal dispute had developed between the two brothers; as far as can be determined, Larry shot Roger, then shot himself.For more than 30 years she maintained the Katherine Dunham Dance Company, the only permanent, self-subsidized American black dance troupe at that time, and over her long career she choreographed more than 90 individual dances.In 1989, Dunham was awarded the most prestigious artistic award, "The National Medal Of Arts" at a White House ceremony. Tookie had a long-term relationship with actor Robert De Niro and is the mother of his twins.Winfield died of a heart attack in 2004; he was 64.His long-time partner of 30 years, architect Charles Gillan Jr., preceded him in death in 2002. During the 1990s he became a Baptist minister and lost 100 pounds after being diagnosed with diabetes. Berry came off as jovial and humorous but over the years I have heard numerous stories of brutal domestic abuse towards his ex-wives.
She was found unconscious in a rear addition to the house where a faulty spare heater sparked the blaze and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Roger Troutman is known for popularizing the talk box within the rap community.
He was very popular with bay area rappers such as (May 22, 1939– March 7, 2004) was an Academy Award-nominated television and film actor.
Because of continued legal problems, Rollins was ultimately dropped from In the Heat of the Night and was replaced by Rollins was invited back as a guest star on several episodes in the seventh season, but further legal problems led to his being totally banned from the county where the series was filmed.
During this time, Rollins changed his appearance and appeared on a talk show in feminine looking clothes.