Rapper Dolla Shot And Killed At Los Angeles Shopping Mall
Filed under: Legal Matters > R.I.P. > Diddy
Atlanta-based rapper Dolla, also known as Roderick Anthony Burton II, was shot and killed at the Beverly Center shopping mall in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon.
The rapper was only 21 years old.
Awful!
Burton was waiting at the mall's valet stand with friend and fellow rapper DJ Shabbazz when Burton was shot in the head around 3:15 pm. He later died of his injuries at Cedars Sinai Medial Center, coincidentally across the street from the Beverly Center.
Witnesses reportedly saw a woman fire the shots and two suspects flee the scene in a Mercedes Benz SUV and a Nissan Altima.
Police caught up with one of the suspects, a man by the name of Aubery Berry, at Los Angeles International Airport and promptly arrested the perp in the Terminal One lobby of LAX after Berry "raised his hands and told them he had a 9 millimeter handgun in his waistband."
LAPD believe Berry was attempting to flee Los Angeles County before he could be identified as a suspect in the murder
Although a motive for the shooting has not been named, Burton's publicist Sue Vannasing believes the suspects "followed him to the mall because they knew he was coming." Police have not been able to confirm Vannasing's claim.
Burton was most well known for his track, Who The Heck Is That featuring T-Pain and Tay Dizm, and was a model for Diddy's clothing line, Sean John. He started his career as a member of the hip-hop group Da Razkals Cru.
Our thoughts go out to Dolla's family and friends during this difficult time.
[Image via WENN.]
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RIP
This is truly sad and senseless. I bet this had something to do with the beef between Shug Knight's camp and Akon's camp. This boy was only 21 years old, he didnt even get a chance to really live, even though he is in a much better place. I would be afraid of when Judgement day comes if I was the shooter or anyone for that matter that isnt living right. People we have to realize that we were placed on this earth for a specific reason, so everyday we should try to find why we are here. All this other stuff doesnt matter. Find your purpose. THis incident shows how you can be here today and gone the next R.I.P
happenz everday.
Such a bright future ahead of him. Im sick of hearing about people dying especially young people. A 15 year old girl that went to my old high school was just shot in the neck and died in Juarez, Mexico this past weekend. I know times are tough for everyone right now with the economy and loved ones in Iraq but we have to live life to the fullest everyday cause it could be our last.
What happened to setteling things like a man, hand to hand. All these guys are such huge pussies. Problems? Shoot them. Dispute? Shoot them. Some one disrespected me….shoot them too. WTF? Dolla featuring Tay Shizzel, and Tu packs of beer. Why don't they just change their names to Jungle bunny featuring speer chucker, and coon by yah? It all sounds so stupid. The quicker all of them wise up and join society the better off all of us will be. Stop labeling yourself and get with the program. We all know that life began in africa. That has already been proven, so even as a white man, wouldn't that make ME African American? Do the Black People in England call themselves African Englishmen? No they don't. When you see the commercials for medications on tv and they say the chances of stroke is much higher in African American does it make you wonder what the rest of the black people in the world do with their medication? Apparently the only blacks that have issues are the ones from America. How about we just all call ourselves Americans?
And now begins the wringing of hands and wondering how did this happen? Open your eyes people! Live by the gun, die by the gun. Thug culture at its best!
who is this looser? And who cares? This will be his only claim to fame anyway - and is probably only a setup for someone in his 'crew' to try and make it - what a joke - RIP, more like LOL
Dolla Dolla Bill Y'all!!!!!
Absolutely disgusting! We've been seeing this trend for too damn long. Someone needs to do something about these stupid stupid stupid people that think they can go around shooting other people.
In the pic he's like "hey homies- check out my tats— im so cool!"
Nah really it is sad when a young life is taken so unexpectedly. He was a good lookin kid, I dont like rap, but I'd rather look at this guy than lets say, Lil Wayne…
Most black ppl just dont have any value for life… and that's the trufe!
He had also just signed a record deal with Akon. . .May he rest in peace. My heart goes out to his family & friends.
they should just reopen alcatraz and throw all the stupid gangster people in there and let them kill each other. kind of like escape from NY/LA.
Reading all of these comments is making me sick. How heartless is our society? Really???? It is so damn disgusting, regardless of who he was/was trying to become, he was still a human being at the end of the day. A 21 year old one at that, some one's son, some one's brother, some one's cousin .. . you get my point. I'm 21 and if this post was about myself, I would come back and haunt all of you ’till you learned to appreciate a life. RIP Burton.
Quit being a bunch of douches. "Who the fuck cares?" is entirely innapropriate when someone is murdered. Have some compassion. Imagine how his family & friends feel.
Crazy… he was a good friend of my ex and all of our friends… Thoughts and prayers to his friends and family are needed… thank you.
so sad he was the same age as me the violence has to stop this must end now dolla had a bright future ahead of him rip
its should be too hard to find the other ppl involved…im sure the guy that they caught will more than likely snitch the rest of his homies out and im sure that the mall where it happend had plenty of cameras…not to mention it being across the street from the hospital…if the pigs do their job and put down the dunken's long enough and look thru the film…they will likely see the whole incident on film…
wooowww….you people are so heartless. it doesnt matter who this young man was or if he was another rapper shot down. he was still a person. give him some damn respect. he was somebody's child, brother, boyfriend, cousin etc…how would you feel to have anyone talking badly about your family member that was just murdered??? come on people, its not necessary. if you dont have respect to give, dont say anything at all. RIP Dolla.
Live by the sword-die by the sword. These kids want to pretend their bad asses and 'gangsta" and this is what happens!
Re: Word2UrMother – that is so not true…you are an idiot.
WTF is with all of these comments? In the same message I am reading, "Who is this?!!! What a fucking gangster… Who cares!" ETC
This guy is only 21… my age. That's SAD (no matter who you are and what you do)
And yeah, people die everyday. But getting shot ini the head standing outside of the mall? Jesus Christ that could happen to anyone… Not just a rapper. And wtf is with all of the racism on here? I read "Black have no (or low–whatever it said) quality of life…. UM huh??? Wow. Humans are humans. Period.
I'm shocked by all of the disrespectful comments… but karma is a bitch… and people are cowards. Truth probably is that some of you who posted disrespectful comments truly don't feel the way you say… You just want to shock people are agree with the majority.
Go ahead, conform.
Re: spankey the monk – actually, a lot of rappers are people that have graduated high school, have gone to college and are very intelligent, although their music does not reflect it. don't talk when you don't know facts, dumbass.
Re: Frag The Paps –
You're a real idiot. I was with you until you started ranting about titles. So should Irish Americans denounce that? Or Chinese Americans..they shouldn't ever say that? If not African American than what? Theres probably a bigger stigma for titles with Black/African American people becuase they were the only group of people brought here by brutal force, without a choice in the matter. If you want African Americans to stop calling themselves that, it would have to be the same for every other ethnic group. Once again, you're an idiot.
Re: Word2UrMother –
I bet you're an even bigger idiot in person than online huh?
Gonna live the life style, the life style will catch up with you sooner or later. This is part of the reason why I think the whole thug/gangsta life style is so retarded. Everything is settled with guns… no fights, no arguments, just a few shots and its over, no matter who it hurts.. innocent otherwise. Get with it you stupid bastards…. grow up for god's sakes.
MOST BLACK PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ANY REGARDS FOR LIFE????? HHHHMMMM. . . . OR SHOULD WE SAY WHITE PEOPLE DON'T?? YOU FUCKING SNOW BUNNYS ARE THE REAL REASON THE WHOLE WORLD IS IN SHAMBLES EVER SINCE THE BEGINING OF TIME THE BLUE EYED MONSTERS HAVE BEEN STEALING, KILLING, AND LYING YOUR WAY TO THE TOP!!!
Yeah, its sad when anyone dies, but lets face it, this probably wasn't just some random shooting. Its hard to feel sorry for these kids when they play the "rap game".
AND JUST BECAUSE A BLACK PERSON IS INVOLVED WITH A SHOOTING IT'S CONSIDERED LIVING THE"THUG" LIFE. BUT WHEN A WHITE MOTHER FUCKER OFFS HIS WHOLE DAMN FAMILY ITS CONSIDERED A TRAGEDY!!! WHITE PEOPLE ARE SOOOOOOO DELUSIONAL IT CRACKS ME UP ALL THE TIME!!!
omfg he was one of my fav rapper i loved him i cant believe his freaking gone now like damn …..im so fucking shocked right now like its terrible i know he wasnt that famous but still this is a terrible tragety
Re: eishatl – you're a fucken idiot - the majority of blacks I know all lie, steal, and kill for absolutely nothing…..NOTHING. Although you obviously don't know what your talking about, the blue eyed comment completely shows your ignorance as you are referring to Hilter and "snow bunnies" do not adhere to the montrosities he carried out. Oh yeah, there's probably more white people with eye color closer to yours - go get a fucken education you moron
Left arm RESPECT……Right arm POWER….toe tag EXPIRED
here's the problem - most inner cities are filled w/ low income people who struggle to get by. The bad news tends to come from these places hence the racists mindsets. These people usually happen to be black although there are other races, including white that live in these places and display illegal actions. the inner city people live this "thug life", sometimes the only way of getting by in life. truth to the matter is, they don't have much hope of getting out of the hoods but that's due to their upbringing not the "white man" or whoever else someone wants to blame. There are upstanding people of all races and there are people that completely fall into the stereotype of the race. It appears to me that the young man above fell into the stereotype which is where all the "racists" comments are coming from. I don't believe myself to be racist, I do however understand there are stereotypes and I can decipher who falls into them.
um yeah who is this? never heard of him. so tragic, NEXT!
Re: HunniBee – Why don't you brush up on your history and read about the 1.5 million Mediterranean Christian slaves that were brutally forced and taken to North Africa from the 16th Century. FAR MORE greater numbers than any African brought to America.
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The majority of people are so damn ignorant and think only African Blacks were slaves, and that everyone must appease them to this day. Every race have been slaves all around the world throughout history! But yet, the only ones who are still crying about are…drum roll…..Blacks and liberal sympathizers!
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Wake the fuck up, people. Sad a life was taken. But sadder that the mentality of rappers must all think they are gangsta thugs and solve everything with a gun shot. They do it to themselves. No sympathy from me there.
Who the fuck is that??? Never heard of him in my life.
Can Eminem be shot also? I'm so sick of him.
Another life lost for what? Terrible. I feel sorry for our kids. Since some of these rappers are smart, isn't it time to lose the whole gang mentality and elevate these kids and the whole rapper culture in a new direction? Lots of these lyrics go on and on about respect… well why don't the rappers start respecting themselves and their fans and help elevate the culture out of the gutter. My nephews (white) live by this music. I wish their rap hero's would take responsibility and start heading in a positive direction with the lyrics, instead of glamorizing violence and street thug life. So sad. Stop grabbing for the almighty dollar with hate and bring our nation and our young people forward!
One less untalented black rapper in the world. Thank the lord. Someone give that shooter a prize.
Re: Me_and_Robert_P – i agree and thanx for the history lesson…i was unaware…..
Re: BoogerRed – You are an ignorant asshole, with absolutely no life, he is dead, and people who have thoughts like that should be too.
Re: former M fan – uhhh a rapper duhhhhh
Re: felix02us – ill be sure to tell your family to play dane cook at your funeral, since u think death is so funny.
Re: UGH! – Thank Youuu I soooo agree with you. I feel the same way. i was madd reading this stuff.
First and foremost, it is always sad when anyone is killed undeservedly and senselessly. I don't know who this kid is or what he's done or why he was targeted, so I can't say whether he brought this on himself or not (that does not mean I think he deserves it - I have no idea). But, I do agree with people who say lead the thug life, play the thug game, get thug results. It's all so stupid and pointless, and too many people are getting hurt … for what?! I don't agree that young women who wear skanky outfit walking down dark allys alone deserve to get attacked, but … use your brain to stay safe! That all said, THIS HAPPENED AT THE BEVERLY CENTER?!!? At 3.30p?!?! That's the most insane part of this story! That's an upscale area / shopping center - this crap never happens there! They must be freaking out! Likely, all of it is on video surveillance … it's a nice place.
RIP!
Re: angbeep – and 2nd place will go to the lovely person who will put a bullet in your ass….dumass
Dane Cook is not funny-
Re: RobPnMeShouldB – here is the thing he wasnt in the hood homie..he was outta the hood..Beverly freakin Hills..noone can seem to explain that.
Dance Cook can be entertaingly funny ..sometimes.
…who?
Re: Word2UrMother – OMG! I hope you know that white people make up the highest percentage for receiving food stamps and welfare. Don't believe me? go google that shit before you go talking shit. I'm half black and I'm a fucking junior in college with a 3.8 GPA which is probably more than you can say for yourself so stfu
Wow! really sad may he rest in peace
all you people leaving racist comments are a bunch of d1ck heads
grow up!
how could so many of you be so completely heartless? a young man just died, a man with a family, friends, loved ones. it doesn't matter that he was a rapper, black or anything like that whatsoever. he had a good future ahead for him and now its all gone. how could someone say "oh well hes a gangster" or "who cares hes a rapper, rap sucks". if you have no respects for this young man, yes YOUNG MAN, then don't say anything at all! The fact is that he is now no longer alive. The reason of why it happened doesn't matter! He was murdered, he will never be able to have children now, or share himself with the world…RIP Roderick. You will be missed by many.
Re: angbeep – Karma is a bitch, you heartless piece of shit.
RIP very sad and a loss to the world. I pray for his family and friends and hope this has nothing to do with AKON and his stupid BEEF
21… what a waste of life.
see if you get into this shit you're pretty much saying I don't care if I live.. and ppl that waste their lives like this don't deserve the lives they were given.. that life could've gone to someone who would have appreciated it and not someone who's so willing to throw it away to be "gangsta"
just cuz you grow up in the hood doesn't mean you have to get into this kind of shit.. trust me I know
I don't know him but I'm shocked about it! At a mall at 3:15 pm… WTH??? RIP.
Re: iamtheshit – True, just remember Tupac & Biggie… this stupid gangsta thing should stop!
Live by the sword, die by the sword…good riddance…
RIP.
So young and unexpected
Re: Word2UrMother – If you have kids take care of them, clean their room, make their bed and feed them. instead of wastin ur time writng stuff on a blog and stupid stuff at that.
I am so disgusted by the casualty some of you have regarded this young man's death. It is a tragic loss and something that should never have happened. So he's a rapper big deal, no one deserves to die in such a brutal matter regardless of profession, race, or any other classification. RIP Dolla.
DAMN, YOUNG AND CUTE. TOO BAD, SO SAD, RIP! a bitch did this too? scandolous.
Wow…a gorilla rapper getting shot up…how newsworthy.
Re: Word2UrMother "But come on, dont you ppl get enough with your welfare and food stamps?" – SMH. Wow!!!!!!!!
Re: blasastter – Perez Hilton isnt news smartass its gossip. read a newspaper.
sadd
This is sad man. I liked him…. didn't even have a chance to live and grow into himself…so young. Senseless!
My sympathy goes out to the friends and family members of this individual.
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So quick to point fingers. Ignorance knows no bounds and is not race/ethnicity dependent. It's a flaw of the human race in general. Sadly, the majority will not be able to live and learn from their mistakes (collectively), or those made in the past and so history repeats itself.
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There is room for potential, but no growth. The mindset had become stagnant. What a disgrace for the "civilized society" that we consider ourselves.
Ha, typical of a black man makes it good ans STILL lives like he's Ghetto!
What's wrong here?
lack of brains, social evolution WHAT is it?
Fucking stupidity is what it seems like to me!
No sorrow, they bring it on themselves with their Gangsta mentality!
Keep dying, keep NOT learning the lesson in life!
If people don't care about what happened to this guy then why even take the time to read this and post? If you don't care then just keep it moving. Don't disrespect him and his family like that. How would you feel if that was your brother or cousin and some stupid idiot assholes like yall are saying the things you are saying about him? You'd be angry and ready to shoot somebody your own damn self. Have respect people because at the end of the day, no matter what you think he might have been (gangster) he was still human and somebodies relative. He had just flown into LA from Atlanta, went to the mall to shop then someone blasted his head off, so how in the hell does that mean he was a gangster? Did you hear him say that he was a gangster when he was alive? Just because he's young black, a rapper and has tattoos that means he's a gangster? This beef his record label had with Suge Knight, does that make him a gangster, because it has been said that this may have something to do with why he was killed out in LA. Suge and his people are in LA. Wake up people. Care about one another. Have some compassion. If you can't do that then just keep it moving. No need in disrespecting because in the end you wouldn't want somebody doing that to you or someone ur close too. SMFH…
That's sad. He was even a gangsta rapper. Ppl, pray for his family.
Sad too for the Beverly Center
oh well let the dumbass thugs kill each other, one less thug we have to worry about
Re: MsCrystal – uh you just totally contradicted yourself, u just said urself that suges people had beef with his people and suges people are in LA. But its not related, plz people don't get shot in beverly hills for no reason. It was totally gangsta rap thug wannabees. Like i said just sit back and let the muther fu***** kill them selves. One less thug we have to worry about. Oh but were black and an opressed people plz, get the fuck over it we have a black president for Gods sake. Black, White, Chinese whatever u wanna live the thug life ur doing us a favor by taking each other out.
Re: chicka chicka what – And You know he lived a "thug life" because……..What?