Rapper Bashar Jackson, known by his stage name, Pop Smoke, was shot to death by unknown assailants in a home invasion, RadarOnline.com can confirm. In a statement to Radar, the Los Angeles Police Department revealed that the tragic incident took place at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19, at the “Meet the Woo” rapper’s Read More
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Rapper Bashar Jackson, known by his stage name, Pop Smoke, was shot to death by unknown assailants in a home invasion, RadarOnline.com can confirm.
In a statement to Radar, the Los Angeles Police Department revealed that the tragic incident took place at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19, at the “Meet the Woo” rapper’s Hollywood Hills home.
He was 20 years old.
“An unknown number of suspects with masks entered the residence and shot the victim, a black male in his 20s,” the LAPD statement read. “The victim was transported a local hospital by a fire department and was later pronounced dead.”
A press conference is expected to be held at 7:30 a.m. PST.
As of now, no arrests have been made.
Pop Smoke was an up-and-coming rapper who collaborated with big industry names such as Drake and Travis Scott.
One of his hit songs “Welcome to the Party,” was released over the summer.
The late rapper had plans to go on tour in March, beginning in San Francisco.
Pop Smoke joins a long list of rappers who died of gunshot-inflicted wounds.
On June 18, 2018, XXXTentacion was assassinated while in his car in Deerfield Beach, Florida. On March 31, 2019, Nipsey Hussle was shot at least 10 times while in the parking lot of his store, Marathon Clothing, in Los Angeles.
Following news of his death, fans and friends to social media to mourn.
“Pop Smoke was 20 years oldddddd… and so f**kin nice…. and talented!!!!!! i am sooooo SORRY!!!! this so sad… wow wow… what is happening.. f**kin wow,” singer Kehlani wrote on Twitter.
Fellow rapper, Purp also took to Twitter to write: “Rip Pop Smoke, so young man.”
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