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- Brothers Roger and Larry Troutman, two of the founding members of the early-'80s funk outfit Zapp, were shot dead Sunday morning outside a studio in Dayton, Ohio, in what local authorities are investigating as a possible murder-suicide.
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Feb 27, 2023 · Even decades later, the exact circumstances of what happened between two of the Troutman brothers is largely unknown. Dayton.com reports that on a Sunday morning in April 1999, around 7:20 a.m., police were called to find Roger Troutman dead in an alleyway.
Apr 24, 2020 · Larry Troutman shot his brother, talkbox pioneer Roger Troutman outside of Roger Troutman's Dayton music studio as part of a murder-suicide on April 25, 1999. Larry Troutman was later found dead in his car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Roger Troutman died at an area hospital.
Feb 22, 2022 · Witnesses told police the gunman had left in a black car. Minutes later, dispatchers got a call about a car hitting a tree on the 2100 block of Harvard Boulevard, White said. Officers found Larry Troutman in the driver’s seat of a black Lincoln. He appeared to have shot himself in the head.
Apr 25, 2020 · Twenty years ago, on April 25, 1999, funk pioneer, Zapp band member and solo artist Roger Troutman was killed by his brother Larry Troutman in one of Dayton, Ohio's, most shocking murders-suicides.
Within two years, Troutman and his brothers were discovered by George Clinton, who signed the newly christened Zapp to his Uncle Jam Records label in 1979. [1] The original line-up consisted of Troutman brothers Roger, Larry, Lester and Terry, along with Gregory Jackson and Bobby Glover.
Apr 26, 1999 · R&B; recording artist and rock-funk musician Roger Troutman, of the group Roger & Zapp, was shot to death Sunday, possibly by his brother in a murder-suicide, police said.
The most gifted of the brothers was Roger, who had a solo career and in the 1990s worked with hip-hop stars Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre. But Roger's career -- and his life -- came to a tragic end on April 25, 1999 when he was shot to death by his older brother Larry, apparently during an argument.
