YBOR CITY, Fla. - A widely known DJ was shot and killed during a road rage shooting in Ybor City on Friday night , according to the Tampa Police Department.

Dedrick Sykes was a regular DJ at 7th and Grove.

His friends honored him with a moment of silence and a toast on Sunday afternoon after learning he died in a road rage shooting on Friday night in Ybor City.

What they're saying:

"I love you, and I appreciate everything you've done. I appreciate the things that you're going to do on your afterlife, Lord," Tony Parker said. "And at the end of the day, continue to do unto us. Shots out for my boy DJ Shy, I love everybody, let's do it."

Tony Parker was his friend and coworker. He said they often worked together because Sykes was a DJ and Parker was an emcee, known as Emcee Bust

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