Rapper PnB Rock shot to death while resisting robbery in Los Angeles

The artist refused to hand over his jewelry to a criminal who entered a restaurant.
The rapper PnB Rock was shot to death by an unknown person inside a restaurant in Los Angeles (California) where he was with his girlfriend, confirmed in a public statement from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD, in English). ).

The artist was eating with his partner at a location of the well-known fast food chain Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles, located in the south of the city, when an armed man approached him, demanded that he give him his jewelry and when he refused , fired “several bullets,” according to LAPD agent Kelly Muniz.

“We are checking the audio from the security camera recording to determine exactly what words were exchanged before the event and identify the shooter,” Muniz explained.

The shooter, who has not yet been arrested, left through the side door towards a parking lot near the fast food establishment and fled in a car.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the Police are also now reviewing the cameras of businesses near the Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles restaurant to try to obtain a more reliable image of the murderer and be able to find his whereabouts.

This event occurred around 1:15 p.m. local time (9:15 p.m. GMT) and PnB Rock was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he lost his life just 45 minutes later.

Before the shooting, the girlfriend of Rakim Allen, the rapper’s real name, had published a photograph with him on her social networks that included the location where they were.

Rock (Philadelphia, 1991) had managed to carve out a niche for himself in the competitive hip-hop scene in the United States after his hit “Fleek” (2015), which would be followed by “Everyday We Lit” (2016), a song with rapper YFN. Lucci that had a great impact in the country.

That same year he released the song “Selfish”, which also caused a great impact and made his figure internationally recognized, leading him to collaborate with musicians such as the British Ed Sheeran in “Cross Me” (2019).

“Luv Me Again”, released two days ago, was the last song released by PnB Rock.

The murder of PnB Rock has not been the only event in which a rapper has been involved in Los Angeles this month, because the promising “Wakko The Kidd” and his producer were also shot at a home north of the Hollywood neighborhood (Los Angeles) after a recording session on September 1.

EFE

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