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| LA rapper ‘shot in the face’ and killed while live streaming on Instagram | LA rapper ‘shot in the face’ and killed while live streaming on Instagram |
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| The grisly killing of a Los Angeles rapper was captured live on Instagram after the hip-hop artist and alleged gang member began streaming moments before his death. | The grisly killing of a Los Angeles rapper was captured live on Instagram after the hip-hop artist and alleged gang member began streaming moments before his death. |
| According to reports, 21-year-old Zerail Dijon Rivera, who goes by the name ‘Indian Red Boy’, was sitting in his car with a friend in Hawthorne, a city in Los Angeles County, California, when gunshots began to ring out. | According to reports, 21-year-old Zerail Dijon Rivera, who goes by the name ‘Indian Red Boy’, was sitting in his car with a friend in Hawthorne, a city in Los Angeles County, California, when gunshots began to ring out. |
| Rivera, who was livestreaming at the time, was struck in the face, according to local media reports. In the video, the young rapper reportedly mumbles “get help” before slumping over. | Rivera, who was livestreaming at the time, was struck in the face, according to local media reports. In the video, the young rapper reportedly mumbles “get help” before slumping over. |
| Those who saw the horrific footage provided harrowing descriptions of the clip. | Those who saw the horrific footage provided harrowing descriptions of the clip. |
| “That Indian Red Boy video is brutal. One minute you laughing it up, next minute you gasping for breath begging for help,” one Twitter user said. | “That Indian Red Boy video is brutal. One minute you laughing it up, next minute you gasping for breath begging for help,” one Twitter user said. |
| Others said the footage was “foul” and expressed regret that they had watched it. | Others said the footage was “foul” and expressed regret that they had watched it. |
| Police confirmed they had found a 21-year-old man slumped in the front seat of a vehicle, but did not identify the victim by name. The car’s windshield had several bullet holes in it, local media reported. | Police confirmed they had found a 21-year-old man slumped in the front seat of a vehicle, but did not identify the victim by name. The car’s windshield had several bullet holes in it, local media reported. |
| Paramedics responding to the incident declared Rivera dead at the scene. | Paramedics responding to the incident declared Rivera dead at the scene. |
| A police official said it appears the rapper was targeted in a “walk-up shooting,” and added that the victim “appears to be a gang member.” | A police official said it appears the rapper was targeted in a “walk-up shooting,” and added that the victim “appears to be a gang member.” |
| Unconfirmed reports claimed Rivera was a member of the Bloods, an infamous Los Angeles street gang. | Unconfirmed reports claimed Rivera was a member of the Bloods, an infamous Los Angeles street gang. |
| Sadly, livestreamed deaths, including murders, are not uncommon. The 28-year-old convicted terrorist who carried out the 2019 Christchurch, New Zealand shootings broadcast the horrendous attack on Facebook. | Sadly, livestreamed deaths, including murders, are not uncommon. The 28-year-old convicted terrorist who carried out the 2019 Christchurch, New Zealand shootings broadcast the horrendous attack on Facebook. |
| More recently, in May, a grandmother in Memphis, Tennessee was shot and killed during a Facebook Live broadcast. | More recently, in May, a grandmother in Memphis, Tennessee was shot and killed during a Facebook Live broadcast. |
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