Four men have been indicted on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges in thefatal June shootingofcontroversial rapperXXXTentacion.
XXXTentacion (né Jahseh Onfroy), 20, was shot and killed on June 18 while leaving a motorsports dealership outside Fort Lauderdale in his home state of Florida just before 4 p.m.
Investigators say Boatwright and Newsome were both armed when they confronted XXXTentacion. Boatwright is named in the indictment as the person who fatally shot XXXTentacion.
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The AP reported that Williams was seen in the store on surveillance cameras with XXXTentacion while the late star was shopping, according to the warrant. He told police that he did not know in advance they intended to rob XXXTentacion, and was fearful of being labelled a snitch in prison if he told the truth.
Williams’ girlfriend told police that Boatwright and Newsome had carried out the actual robbery, the AP reported. Williams was also said to be a repeat customer at a store where he recently purchased a black neoprene mask.
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XXXTentacion rose to fame on Soundcloud. His debut album,17, hit No. 2 on theBillboard200 chart upon its release last August and yielded two Top 40 singles.
Theofficial music video for the rapper’s song “SAD!”was released in late June. The single climbed to the top spot on theBillboardHot 100 following his death, jumping from the No. 52 slot and making him the first artist to top the chart posthumously in a lead role since The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Mo Money Mo Problems” in 1997, according toBillboard.
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In his few years in the spotlight, XXXTentacion saw national success as a rapper as well as several high-profile run-ins with the law — including allegations he was abusive.
At the time of the shooting, XXXTentacionwas reportedly facing trial on multiple felony chargesin connection with allegedly assaulting pregnant ex-girlfriend Geneva Ayala.
J. David Bogenschutz, XXXTentacion’s attorney, declined to comment to PEOPLE in detail on the case against XXXTentacion but noted that he was innocent until proven guilty and that “he was charged with some things that we simply do not believe he did [and] some things are closer to the truth.”
source: people.com
