What Happened to Angela Simmons' Baby's Father? He Was Murdered

What happened to Angela Simmons' baby's father? Sutton Tennyson was shot dead in Atlanta, Ga., in November 2018. Here's what you must know.

Growing Up Hip Hop star Angela Simmons commemorated the second one anniversary of the tragic death of Sutton Tennyson, her ex-partner and the father of her first and simplest kid, by way of a heartbreaking Instagram put up shared on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The reality TV big name and Tennyson were given engaged in April 2016. Their son, Sutton Joseph Jr., was born on Sept. 22, 2016. Here's what happened to Tennyson. 

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Sutton Tennyson, Angela Simmons' child daddy, was fatally shot in an Atlanta storage in 2018.

Tennyson was shot 13 times with a .45 caliber gun in southwest Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at around 5 p.m., a previous article via Boston25News.com reveals. 

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It's understood that the wrongdoer left the useless body inside an open storage. As a observation through the Atlanta Police Department holds, eye-witnesses claimed that the gunshots have been fired after a verbal altercation had taken place between Tennyson and one different man.

"[The perpetrator] sped from the scene in a car," a member of the police informed People. 

Angela announced the horrible news on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, on Instagram. 

"Thank you for leaving behind my greatest gift. I’m hurting. I’m numb. Thank you for the outpouring of love, everyone. I cant believe I’m even saying Rest In Peace, Sutton. I promise to hold SJ down in every way, I promise," read the caption. 

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Michael Williams was charged with irritated assault with a deadly weapon, ownership of a firearm during the fee of a prison, and murder on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, as in keeping with People. It's understood that the arrest was made when he turned himself in to the police. 

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Angela and Tennyson were embroiled in a courtroom struggle over kid custody at the time.

As a previous article by Daily Mail reveals, the celebrities had their final court date on Oct. 30, 2018, which involved the amount of money paid as child custody. According to the opening, they'd prior to now agreed on a monthly sum of $1250 — but Angela was hoping to obtain extra. 

It's understood that she was granted brief custody over Sutton Jr. in July 2018. Tennyson, however, wanted to challenge the verdict, as he would have preferred joint custody. 

Angela reportedly filed for an order of protection against Tennyson in December 2017, around the similar time as they known as off their engagement. 

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"I never thought this would be me," Angela said in a prior episode of 'GUHH.'

Angela spread out about what it was like to be subjected to abuse in a January 2020 episode of Growing Up Hip Hop, as consistent with Entertainment Tonight. She did not identify her abuser. It's uncertain if she was referring to Tennyson. 

"Like, I think for me, I never thought this would be me," she stated. 

"But it was years, and it was abuse, it was verbal abuse, it was emotional abuse... and I felt so stuck, because I thought it would get better, and it didn't," she added. 

"You kind of feel like, used — like used goods. Like, 'Who wants me after I've been through this?' It's not easy," she mentioned later on. 

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