XXXTentacion death: 4 men charged with rapper’s homicide

A photo of XXXTentacion at his memorial Symbol copyright Getty Photographs

Four men were charged with the murder of Florida rapper XXXTentacion, who died in June.

They had been named by Broward County Sheriff as Dedrick Williams, 22, Michael Boatwright, 22, Trayvon Newsome, 20, and Robert Allen, 22.

Williams and Boatwright had been arrested, whilst Newsome and Allen stay at large.

They are charged with first-level homicide with a firearm and armed robbery.

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The controversial rapper, who confronted household violence fees and had served a couple of prison phrases, was killed elderly 20 in Florida on 18 June.

Image copyright Getty Pictures Image caption Lovers at XXXTentacion’s memorial

Dedrick Williams was arrested days after XXXTentacion died in hospital.

Michael Boatwright used to be charged with homicide on 10 July. He was already in jail after he were arrested on drug fees five days earlier.

XXXTentacion, whose real title was Jahseh Onfroy, was vacationing a motorbike save and left in large daylight while he used to be approached by males.

Both had been masked and armed, and “demanded assets” from XXXTentacion, consistent with Detective John Cucio.

At least certainly one of the boys shot him, sooner than fleeing the scene in an SUV.

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Rappers including Kanye West,Jay Z and Meek Mill paid tribute to X after his demise.

The rapper’s girlfriend announced she was pregnant a few days after he was once killed.

“He left us a last reward,” Cleopatra Bernard wrote on Instagram, subsequent to an ultrasound picture of the unborn child.

In his video for Unhappy, which used to be released after his demise, the rapper attended his personal funeral and fought his resurrected useless frame, ahead of “killing” his vintage self.

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