Brooklyn Rapper Pop Smoke was fatally shot and killed Wednesday morning during a home invasion in Hollywood Hills, California. The up and coming rappers name whose real name was Bashar Jackson, was 20.
Captain Steven Lurie of the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood division would not confirm during a news conference that the victim of a home invasion on Hercules Drive in Hollywood Hills was Bashar Jackson.
Multiple news sources report that the LAPD received a phone call at 4:55 a.m. from someone on the East Coast who said "a friend inside the home had contacted them saying multiple suspects had broken into the home, and one had a handgun". Capt. Lurie said that between two and six suspects invaded the home, and one of them was wearing a mask.
A number of people who were inside the home during the insident were detained by police and released, Capt. Lurie said. No one has been arrested. Witnesses were still being interviewed by homicide detectives early Wednesday.
It is reported that is still remains Lurie unclear of who owns the home and whether the invasion was a targeted attack.
Public property records connect "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Teddi Mellencamp, who is musician John Mellencamp's daughter, to the property.
She made a statement on Instagram confirming a shooting at a rental property.
"Early this am we were informed by a 3rd party leasing and management company overseeing a rental home we own in Los Angeles that a shooting had taken place at the property," Mellencamp wrote.
"Foremost, we would like to extend our prayers and condolences to the family and loved ones affected by this tragic loss of life."
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