Pop Smoke Died At 20 in an Armed Robbery Home Invasion Hours After Posting Photo With Stacks of Cash in Driveway
Rising rapper Pop Smoke was supposedly shot to death early Wednesday after numerous individuals broke into a Hollywood Hills, Calif., home. The Brooklyn-Native hip-hop musician, whose genuine name was Bashar Barakah Jackson, was 20.
Los Angeles police have not affirmed the unfortunate casualty's character, however numerous outlets, including TMZ, report Pop Smoke was the person who was murdered in the break-in. Police confirmed to news source Daily News that a 20-year-old African American male was lethally shot after an obscure number of veiled men went into a house in Hollywood Hills at around 4:29 a.m.
At a question and answer session Wednesday, Capt. Steve Lurie of the LAPD said the 911 announcing the break-in originated from "back East."
The unfortunate casualty was articulated dead at a nearby clinic after the shooting, police said. Suspects have not been recognized, nor has an intention.
The occurrence happened at a house on the 2000 square of Hercules Drive. Various individuals inside the house were confined and later discharged, as per Lurie.
Pop Smoke gathered broad consideration a year ago on the quality of his single "Welcome to the Party." The breakout hit was remixed by ASAP Ferg, Meek Mill, Pusha T and others, and Pop Smoke debuted an authority remix highlighting Nicki Minaj a while after the first rendition's April 2019 discharge.
Minaj was among the craftsmen who grieved Pop Smoke following updates on his passing. It's hazy what she was alluding to with "jealousy," yet vocalist Kehlani shared a comparative post, tweeting, "jealousy is terrifying.”
Post by TMZ via YouTube
“Pop Smoke was 20 years oldddddd... and so f--kin nice.... and talented!!!!!!" Kehlani wrote in a separate tweet. “i am sooooo SORRY!!!! this so sad... wow wow... what is happening.. f--kin wow.”
The Bible tells us that jealousy is as cruel as the grave. Unbelievable. Rest In Peace, Pop,” Minaj wrote in an Instagram post.
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