CALIFORNIA (VG): Police in Los Angeles are investigating whether an Instagram post by PnB Rock could have caused the killer to appear shortly after it was posted and the rapper was killed.
Along with his girlfriend, he shared a meal at Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles on Monday. Here the perpetrator appeared and demanded jewelry and other valuables from the artist, before the shooting, as police chief Michel Moore explained to the Los Angeles Times.
He explained that the rapper was attacked shortly after referring to him on social media as a guest at the restaurant. They are now investigating whether this has anything to do with the perpetrator’s appearance.
His girlfriend is said to have tagged him in a photo on Instagram, which has now been removed.
Transfer to hospital
Police said BNP Rock, whose real name is Rakim Allen, was shot shortly after the thief tried to steal valuables he was wearing.
— He shot the victim and walked out of a side door to the parking lot, police officer Kelly Muniz explained on Monday.
She said Allen was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead there at 1:59 p.m. (US time), about an hour after the accident.
According to witnesses the Los Angeles Times spoke with, police are working to obtain surveillance video from the restaurant, offices, and nearby businesses.
They have not yet released more information about the perpetrator.
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PnB Rock started making music at the age of 19. In an interview with Paper magazine, he said that it was Drake’s album “Take Care” that inspired him.
He became deputy in 2014, and hit hit with the single “Fleek” in 2015 – which went viral on social media platform Vine, before the following year he was mentioned in Rolling Stone Music Magazine as a new artist, “You Need to Know”.
PnB Rock has had several musical collaborations, including with Ed Sheeran, Chance The Rapper, and rapper YFN Lucci. With the latter, it reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100, with the song “Everyday We Lit”.
Increasing the number of thefts
In the aftermath of the murder, many expressed their condolences to Allen’s family and friends. Discussions also arose about the use of weapons, burglaries, and targeting of artists.
The Los Angeles Police Department, in the area where the shooting took place, has dealt with 34 murders so far this year. The newspaper wrote that the statistics also point to a 25.2 percent increase in burglaries during this period.
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