Two slayings rocked Atlanta's hip-hop scene in 2014, but only one was solved

The family of DJ Nando — William Fernando Barnes — who helped rappers get their start, is desperate for answers about who gunned him down outside his home in 2014.

Two killings connected to Atlanta’s club scene shook the city’s hip-hop community a decade ago. One was solved. But the fatal shooting of one of Atlanta’s most influential DJs was not, and his death continues to haunt friends and infuriate relatives.

William Fernando Barnes — who went by DJ Nando — was known for helping launch the careers of local rap stars. But the last time Yolanda Beasley saw her younger brother, he was in tears in the backyard of the rural Virginia home where they grew up.

Barnes believed someone was after him, Beasley recalled him saying at the Christmas Eve 2013 gathering at their mother’s home, and he needed to “get away from them.” 

When she pressed Barnes on what he meant, he responded, “They don’t mean me no good,” she recalled.

For more on the slaying of the wife of an Atlanta DJ, tune in to "Sound and Fury" on "Dateline" at 9 ET/8 CT tonight.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dj-nando-death-william-fernando-barnes-atlanta-rcna151527

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