Rapper PnB Rock fatally shot inside Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles: report

PnB Rock attends the BET Awards Radio Broadcast Center at Microsoft Theater on June 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
PnB Rock attends the BET Awards Radio Broadcast Center at Microsoft Theater on June 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Photo credit Amy Sussman/Getty Images for BET

INGLEWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KNX) – Rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot inside Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Inglewood, according to multiple reports.

TMZ cited law enforcement sources who said they responded to the restaurant just after 1:20 p.m.

The Los Angeles Police Department told the Los Angeles Times that the rapper - whose real is Rakim Allen - was shot and robbed of his jewelry.

The rapper was inside the restaurant with his girlfriend, who shared a photo of her food at Roscoe's. The photo has been taken down since.

Footage from an Instagram story that posted on TMZ shows someone in a security vest kneeling near a body lying down on the ground.

The rapper was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after.

Details about the suspect have not yet been released.

His hits include "Selfish", "Fleek" and "No Time."

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