US rapper
XXXTentacion, who shot to fame with consecutive hit albums, has been killed
aged 20.
He was
reportedly shopping for a motorcycle in south Florida when a gunman opened fire
on his vehicle.
Police in
Broward County said XXXTentacion, whose real name is Jahseh Onfroy, was taken
to hospital and later pronounced dead.
He was often
described as one of rap's most controversial artists and was facing domestic
violence charges.
A witness
told celebrity news website TMZ that multiple shots rang out outside the
motorcycle dealership.
Twitter post
by @browardsheriff
The adult male victim has been confirmed as 20
year old Jahseh Onfroy aka rapper #XXXTentacion.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) June
18, 2018
The rapper,
whose hit songs include SAD! and Moonlight, quickly rose to fame following the
release of his debut album 17 last August.
His follow-up
? debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart in March and has been listened
to hundreds of millions of time online.
But his
short career was plagued by allegations of domestic violence. He was facing 15
felony charges at the time of his death, including aggravated battery of a
pregnant woman.
Tributes
have started to pour in on social media, including from music star Kanye West.
"I never told you how much you inspired me when you were here," he
posted on Twitter.
Twitter post
by @kanyewest
rest in
peace 🙏🙏🙏 I never told you how much you
inspired me when you were here thank you for existing pic.twitter.com/QU7DR3Ghbw
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) June 18, 2018
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