Rakim Hasheem Allen also known as PnB Rock was shot and killed in Los Angeles on Monday. Allen, 30, was fatally shot while eating with his girlfriend, Stephanie Sibounheuang, at the South Los Angeles Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The Los Angeles Police Department’s Captain Kelly Muniz did not name the rapper but said in a news briefing shared by FOX LA o that a “victim was sitting at a table eating with a female witness when he was approached by the suspect.”
Muniz added that the suspect drew his gun “and demanded his property “before shooting the victim multiple times.”
His untimely death has a shockwave of tributes and condolences from both fans and celebrities.
Nicki Minaj tweeted, “After Pop Smoke there’s no way we as rappers or our loved ones are still posting locations to our whereabouts,” she wrote, referring to a now-deleted Instagram story Sibounheuang made, sharing their location and tagging the late rapper. Detectives are investigating whether the post caused the attack.
Minaj added, “To show waffles & some fried chicken????! He was such a pleasure to work with. Condolences to his mom & family. This makes me feel so sick. Jesus. #SIP #PnbRock
Offset wrote, “Pray for pnb rock….the man got family and kids smh God be with the man.” Allen was the father of two little girls.
“R.I.P. PnB Rock,” tweeted Justin Tinsley. “No matter how many times the headline repeats itself with a different name, it’s always a sickening feeling. His two little girls lives are fractured forever. And for what? It’s nothing honorable in robbing children of their innocence all in the name of a lick.”
Other tributes included Quavo, Meek Mill, and New Jersey governor Phil Murphy who called him ‘a star in the industry.’
Talked about being a target
Days before his death, PnB Rock did an interview with YouTuber DJ Akademiks and shared an eerie story about how he, his girlfriend, and his daughter were followed by criminals in the city.
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