Rapper PnB Rock shot, killed at Los Angeles restaurant
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
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Rapper PnB Rock shot and killed at Los Angeles restaurant The 30-year-old rapper and his girlfriend were eating at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles on Manchester Boulevard at the time, reports said. (NCD)
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
LOS ANGELES — Rapper PnB Rock, known for the songs “Selfish” and “Fleek,” was shot and killed Monday at a Los Angeles restaurant, multiple news outlets are reporting.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles on Manchester Boulevard, where the 30-year-old Philadelphia native, born Rakim Allen, and his girlfriend were eating. A suspect approached the table and “demanded items” from Allen before opening fire, a Los Angeles police officer told Rolling Stone. The shooter then took items from Allen and fled in a “waiting vehicle,” the officer said.
Crews rushed Allen to a nearby hospital, the news outlets reported. Doctors pronounced him dead shortly before 2 p.m., police said.
Allen’s girlfriend had shared a photo of her food on Instagram before the shooting, sources told the news outlets. The post, which was later deleted, included the restaurant’s location, the Times reported.
Police have not publicly released a suspect description and are still reviewing surveillance footage from the scene, the Times reported.
No further information was immediately available.
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Photos: PnB Rock through the years Here are some memorable photos of rapper PnB Rock through the years. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ASCAP)
Photos: PnB Rock through the years 2015: Rapper PNB Rock attends Mitchell & Ness Flagship Store Fifth Anniversary at Mitchell & Ness Flagship Store on November 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)
Photos: PnB Rock through the years 2016: PnB Rock arrives at the Wiz Khalifa NYC Listening Event on February 3, 2016, in New York City. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
Photos: PnB Rock through the years 2017: PnB Rock performs onstage at the Main Stage Performances during the 2017 BET Experience at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 24, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)
Photos: PnB Rock through the years 2017: PnB Rock (left) performs onstage at Live! Red! Ready! Pre-Show at the 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Square on June 25, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for BET)
Photos: PnB Rock through the years 2018: PnB Rock attends the "Blood Brother" New York Screening at Regal Battery Park 11 on November 29, 2018, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Photos: PnB Rock through the years 2019: PNB Rock attends Sprite "Thirst for Yours" Launch Event at The Terrace at L.A. Live on June 21, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Sprite)
Photos: PnB Rock through the years 2020: PnB Rock attends the R13 front row during New York Fashion Week: The Shows on February 8, 2020, in New York City. (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows)
Photos: PnB Rock through the years 2021: PnB Rock attends the RHUDE SS22 Runway Show on June 23, 2021, in Beverly Hills, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: PnB Rock through the years 2022: PNB Rock and Jourdin Pauline attend the Inas X Birthday Bash at Doheny Room on January 18, 2022, in West Hollywood, California. (Arnold Turner/Getty Images for Love X Entertainment LLC)
