XXXTentacion‘s life was marked with violence, and now his memorial was as well.
An “impromptu” Los Angeles gathering for the rapper, who was shot and killed in Miami on Monday, had to be broken up after some of the 1,000 people gathered stopped traffic on Melrose Avenue, climbed on cars, and eventually began attacking police.
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LAPD public information director Josh Rubenstein told TheWrap:
“The crowd began throwing chunks of concrete and bottles at our officers, one was struck in the leg. Non-lethal rounds were fired at those individuals to stop the action. The crowd eventually dispersed and nobody was transported to the hospital as a result of the crowd control and there were no arrests.”
See video of the incident from the air AND from the ground (below):
Watch Live: Hundreds are gathering at Melrose and Spaulding for the late rapper @xxxtentacion https://t.co/aQYR0h0ryt pic.twitter.com/sgM7xC5tA7
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) June 20, 2018
Alfredo Mancuso says his store ONSOMESHIT was partially responsible but only intended to mourn the loss. On his YouTube page, he wrote:
“With a heavy heart we just wanted to lend a shoulder to all of X’s inconsolable fans in LA, but we did not intend for it to get out of hand.”
See his video of the “mob scene” up close (below):
[Image via XXXTentacion/YouTube.]
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