When Rapper Pop Smoke took to Twitter some hours ago to share a tweet, he had no idea that would be his last tweet ever. The rapper was shot dead in his Hollywood Hills home shortly after he shared the tweet and fans are in shock.
The 20-year-old hip hop star was killed on Wednesday 19, 2020 and the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed to Rolling Stone that he passed away shortly after being taken to the hospital.
The LAPD stated that they responded to a call that came in at 4:29 a.m. about a number of individuals who stormed a residence in Hollywood Hills, California and shot a male in his 20s.
TMZ said that two masked men wearing hoodies broke into the rapper’s home early Wednesday morning, February 19, firing multiple shots before fleeing the scene on foot.
“The rapper was at his home in the Hollywood Hills at around 4:30 AM when 2 men wearing hoodies and masks broke into his house. We’re told the 2 men fired multiple shots, striking and critically wounding Pop Smoke. The men were seen fleeing on foot,” TMZ reports, citing law enforcement source.
Pop Smoke was pronounced dead after being transported to a nearby hospital.
The slain rapper’s real name was Bashar Barakah Jackson and he was born on July 20, 1999. He was featured on Gatti with Travis Scott and JackBoys and also collaborated with Nicki Minaj on one of the remixes of his song Welcome to the Party.