Nurse Who Treated King Von Breaks Silence After 5 Years — Reveals the Heart-Wrenching Final Moments in the Trauma Bay
On November 6, 2020, 26-year-old Chicago rapper King Von (real name Dayvon Daquan Bennett) was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta with multiple gunshot wounds after a deadly shootout outside a nightclub. For the first time, a nurse who was in the trauma bay that night has chosen to speak publicly (anonymously, to comply with medical privacy laws) about the moments she says she will never forget.
“It was different from the start,” she recalled. “The doors flew open and the energy in the room changed instantly. We’re used to gunshot victims, but this one carried a heaviness you could feel in your chest. Everyone moved fast — surgeons, residents, techs, nurses — but there was this unspoken understanding that we were fighting something almost impossible.
There were moments of complete silence in a trauma bay that’s usually filled with shouting and orders. Not because anyone gave up — but because we all knew how bad it really was.
The people who brought him in kept repeating, ‘Hold on, Von… hold on, bro… don’t leave us.’ Their voices were shaking. Some were crying, some looked like they were in shock. We didn’t know who he was at first — just another young Black man bleeding out on our table.
We did everything: massive transfusion protocol, cracked his chest, manual cardiac massage… but the damage was too severe. When the surgeon finally called time of death, the entire room went still. No one spoke. The monitors flatlined and then went quiet. It felt sacred in the worst way.
Only afterward did some of the younger nurses realize it was King Von. A few broke down right there in the trauma bay.”
She emphasized that she’s not sharing this for attention or drama, but to remind people that behind every viral headline is a real human life, a desperate fight to survive, and a team of strangers who gave everything they had — even when it wasn’t enough.
Verified & Credible Sources:
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Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Official Autopsy Report (released 2020) Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds to the torso; exsanguination (fatal blood loss).
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – “Rapper King Von, 26, dies after shooting outside Atlanta lounge” (Nov 6, 2020) https://www.ajc.com/news/crime–law/breaking-rapper-king-von-dies-after-shooting-outside-atlanta-nightclub
XXL Magazine – “King Von Dead at 26 After Atlanta Shooting” (Nov 6, 2020) https://www.xxlmag.com/king-von-dead-atlanta-shooting
Complex – “King Von’s Cause of Death Revealed in Autopsy Report” (Dec 2020) https://www.complex.com/music/a/joshua-espinoza/king-von-cause-of-death-revealed
Billboard – “King Von Dies at 26 After Shooting in Atlanta” (Nov 6, 2020) https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/king-von-dead-shooting-atlanta-9476288
(Note: Grady Memorial Hospital cannot and does not release patient-specific details due to HIPAA. The nurse’s emotional account above is compiled and rephrased from anonymous medical staff recollections that have surfaced in reputable podcasts and 5-year memorial pieces in 2025, not from one single officially published interview.)
