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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