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Lil Baby is mourning the death of Chad Dillon, his business partner in an Atlanta restaurant, after he was shot and killed.

33-year-old Dillon found dead in his car by police after he was gunned down in a busy section of Atlanta on Tuesday (July 23), according to FOX 5 Atlanta.

Dillon co-owned The Seafood Menu with Lil Baby, as well as other Atlanta staples such as Boiler Seafood and Crab Boil. He was also the first Black owner of a seafood restaurant in the city.

Police are still searching for the shooter, with no suspects or motive publicly identified.

Baby was among those to pay tribute to the beloved restauranteur, who was described as a pillar of the community.

“Damn big buddy get ya rest [dove emoji],” he wrote on his Instagram Stories alongside a photo of the two of them.

A man named RJ, who owns the restaurant next door to Dillon, also paid tribute by telling FOX 5 Atlanta: “It’s just a huge void, and I’m not sure if that will ever be filled. He was always there for people. He did Thanksgiving turkeys and gave them out. I’m just at a loss for words at this point.”

Dillon previously spoke about his restaurant venture with Lil Baby during an interview with Ebony.

Explaining his decision to go into business with the rap star, he said: “Lil Baby was already a good friend of mine originally, and he actually had the location picked out because he always wanted to give back and do something in his actual community where he grew up.

“We were talking one day, and he said he wanted to call it The Menu. I was like, ‘There’s only chicken spots on this side of town, so let’s bring seafood here and call it The Seafood Menu.’ Lil Baby loved it.”

Dillon added: “He wanted to give back to his neighborhood by providing jobs and food. The other thing he was very adamant about was that the food had to be affordable.

“At The Crab Boiler, a crab leg plate would be almost $35. At The Seafood Menu, it’s only $12.99. Even selling seafood, we actually have the cheapest food on the block.”