Oduwole was making a compact disc, majoring in business to better inform himself about the entertainment industry, Sharp said.
"He really wanted to get involved in the hip-hop industry, but I wanted him to do it the right way," Sharp said.
Oduwole's attorney, Patricia Dennis, declined comment Friday.
A woman who has identified herself as his mother but declined to give her name has said this week that Oduwole "liked to write music, not to hurt anybody."
When reached Thursday at the Olad Adult Day Program a suburban St. Louis business Oduwole cited as his employer on a Facebook page listed under his name the woman declined to speak with a reporter, deferring to Dennis.
"Please help my son," she said repeatedly, sobbing.
Information from: Belleville News-Democrat, http://www.bnd.com
- Associated Press
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