Three people, including a father and son, have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper PnB Rock, officials announced Thursday. Freddie Lee Trone, 40, was charged with one count of murder and conspiracy to commit robbery, along with two counts of second-degree robbery, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. … Read more
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A 17-year-old boy and his stepmother have been arrested in connection with the murder of rapper PnB Rock, who was fatally shot earlier this month at a Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles restaurant in South Los Angeles, Eyewitness News has learned. A man who is the third suspect in the killing … Read more
The restaurant where slain rapper PnB Rock, real name Rakim Allen, was murdered on Monday is open for business again. According to reports the 30-year-old “Selfish” artist was dining with his girlfriend at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in South L.A, when he was shot and robbed of his jewelry. The restaurant opened yesterday, with staff … Read more
Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock discussed how frequently rappers are targeted for robberies in an interview recorded several weeks before he was shot and killed during a robbery in Los Angeles. PnB Rock discussed the matter on an episode of DJ Akademiks’ Off the Record podcast, which was first released on Sept. 2. Following the MC’s … Read more
The America’s Got Talent Season 17 finals took place Tuesday, with some of the 11 contestants rising to the challenge — like Australian pole dancer/multimedia storyteller Kristy Sellars, whom judge Howie Mandel described as “perfection,” and Lebanese dance troupe me Mayyas, whom Howie said were “so great for women, female empowerment, and your culture” and … Read more
CNN — Rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery in Los Angeles Monday, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday. Police responded to a possible robbery at Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles on West Manchester Avenue at 1:15 p.m., where they found a victim with multiple gunshot wounds, LAPD Cpt. … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Rapper PnB Rock, a well-known hip-hop artist from Philadelphia, was fatally shot Monday afternoon during a robbery at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles, police sources told ABC News. He was 30 years old. Although the Los Angeles Police Department did not officially name the victim, sources at the LAPD … Read more