Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi recently lost their stepdad Floyd Sullivan to gun violence. The man who was shot several times in a Mississippi domicile helped raise the two rappers since they were immature boys non even in high school even so.

Subsequently the shooting, Tupelo PD detained Swae and Jxmmi's blood brother Michael Sullivan who reportedly suffers from mental illness. The 19-year-old was held for psychiatric evaluation, simply it was subsequently reported that he had been officially arrested for the murder of his father. At present his mother, Bernadetta Walker, is sharing more than details with TMZ about her son's mental country.

According to the publication, Rae Sremmurd's female parent says her troubled son Michael suffers from Schizoaffective disorder, which is associated with schizophrenia. Bernadette says Michael'southward symptoms tin include delusions, mood disorders, depression, and hallucinations. She believes it might take been the cause of what transpired betwixt him and his late father.

Bernadette says Michael was living with her in Atlanta until November of last twelvemonth when he went to live with his dad in Mississippi. The teenager was reportedly off his meds, and it led to angry fits that grew more and more persistent. Since Michael is of legal age, his hand could not be forced to have his prescription medication. His mother thinks he might accept been off his meds over again and could accept possibly been in a manic state when he allegedly murdered his father.

In a statement shared to her Instagram page about the tragedy, Bernadette wrote, "Thank yous to everyone reaching out with positive thoughts and prayers… Manifestly this is a very difficult fourth dimension for our family," she expressed. "We appreciate you.. we may non contact everyone individually but we see your messages and we dear and thank you all! We'll keep y'all updated.. and thank you for your respect for our privacy at this fourth dimension," the Sremm mom wrote. Michael Sullivan will reportedly undergo further evaluation before official charges come up down on him.

The Rae Sremmurd duo has reportedly non said much but Swae Lee did accept to Twitter recently to brand some statements that are believed to be in lite of the incident. "I pray this world let's me keep some compassion," he wrote in one tweet. "I've been tested my whole life," he said in another.

Condolences to their family in this extremely hard time.