Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star Rod Shooter Gates lost his son Rodricous Gates Jr. who died in a shooting in Atlanta this week.

Get the details via Rod Shooter Gates who took to social media to speak on being “strong for his sons brothers and sisters.” Read on…

CelebNReality247.com has the latest on Rod Shooter Gates who has been having a hard time dealing with the news that his son Rodricous Gates Jr was taken away from gun fire.

AJC.com reports that Rod Shooter Gates son was shot outside of the Hampton Downs apartments.

The Clayton County police Sgt. Ashanti Marbury stated that Rod Jr. was at the Hampton Downs apartments in the 6500 block of Mount Zion Boulevard, in Atlanta, when he was fatally shot.

The Love and Hip Hop Atlanta star expressed his feelings over the loss of his son Rodricous Gates Jr.

Shooter writes:

SO LOST FOR WORDS THE ONLY THING THATS KEEPING ME SANE IS I KNOW THE GOOD LORD DONT MAKE NO MISTAKES MY SON CALLED ME YESTERDAY AND SAID A DAD I SEEN YOU AND MY BROTHERS AT MAIN EVENT I SAID YEA COME ON OUT HERE WITH US. HE SAID NO TODAY DAD WE HAVING A PARTY AT MY SPOT. I SAID OK SON BE SAFE HIT ME LATER HE SAID OK I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO SAY I LOVE YOU AGAIN.

Rodricous Gates Jr. father goes on to say:

IN OTHER WORDS TELL YOUR LOVE ONES YOU LOVED THEM EVERYDAY CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE GOOD LORD IS GOING TO CALLED THEM HOME. I BEEN THROUGH ALOT IN MY LIFE BUT I THINK THIS IS THE HARDEST SHIT EVER. A PARENT IS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BURY HIS CHILD A CHILD SUPPOSED TO BURY HIS PARENTS. I HAVE TO BE STRONG FOR YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTER I DONT KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THIS TO THEM SINCE YOU WAS THEY ROLE MODEL. THEY GO ON YOUR INSTAGRAM PAGE EVERYDAY AND CHECK ON THEY BROTHER AND THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU DOING EACH AND EVERY DAY. BY THE WAY GRANDAD FINALLY GOT YOU BACK WITH HIM TELL MY FATHER I SAID WHATS UP DADDY GOTS TO BE STRONG FOR THE REST OF THE FAMILY I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE SAYING THIS BUT FLY HIGH BABY BOY NO MATTER HOW BIG YOU GOT YOU STILL WAS DADDY BABY LOVE YOU INFINITY.

Sierra Gates who was Rod Jr’s step mother writes:

Dear shooters, Before you pull that trigger just know you are taking someone’s child. Brother. Best friend. Uncle. Dad. The list goes on. My Sons & Daughter big brother is gone and I have to explain to them why. Rest up @rodhighdemand I love you we will miss you so much.

Our condolences goes out to Shooter and his family during these hard times.