Remembering Kevin Joshua “Rowdy” Rowsey II, a Beloved North Carolina Hip-Hop Legend


by Indy Week

Indy Week— On April 19, a crowd gathered in Durham's CCB Plaza to mourn the passing of Rowdy. The Cypher kicked off at 9:19 PM—a marker of our 919 area code, where Rowdy started his hip-hop journey over a decade ago.

Officer Down Memorial Page—Investigator Samuel Poloche, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, North Carolina. Investigator Sam Poloche and Investigator Alden Elliot of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Police Officer Joshua Eyer of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, and a Deputy United States Marshal were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant in the 5500 block of Galway Drive in east Charlotte.

Officer Down Memorial Page—Officer William "Alden" Elliott, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, North Carolina. Investigator Alden Elliot and Investigator Sam Poloche of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Police Officer Joshua Eyer of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, and a Deputy United States Marshal were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant in the 5500 block of Galway Drive in east Charlotte.

Officer Down Memorial Page—Officer William "Alden" Elliott, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, North Carolina. Officer Alden Elliot and Officer Sam Poloche of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Police Officer Joshua Eyer of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, and a Deputy United States Marshal were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant in the 5500 block of Galway Drive in east Charlotte.