ShortyMobb rapper Lil Ronald was reportedly shot and killed in Chicago this week, making him the latest drill rapper to lose his life to gun violence.
ABC 7 Chicago reports that a 14-year-old boy was shot on Chicago’s South Side at 1:00 p.m. local time on Thursday (April 20), on the 2300 block of East 80th Street.
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The boy, whose identity was not released to the outlet, was shot in the chest while sitting in a car. He was subsequently taken to South Shore Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
No one has been arrested in connection with the alleged shooting of Lil Ronald, though area detectives are investigating the case.
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A TruthTellerTV YouTube video posted on Friday (April 21) claimed that Lil Ronald was the victim of the shooting. Furthermore, a Reddit post made on Thursday claimed to show a screenshot of an Instagram story posted by Lil Los of the DrenchGang that was a tribute to Lil Ronald.
However, as of press time, no reliable reports have been released confirming the identity of the 14-year-old boy to be Lil Ronald.
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If Lil Ronald is, indeed, a victim of gun violence, he would be the latest in a tragic spate of murders currently plaguing Hip Hop.
Earlier this month, two suspects were arrested in connection to the murder of San Diego rapper Alo Bandz.
Nineteen-year-old Julian James Vargas of San Diego and another unnamed 14-year-old boy had been arrested in connection to his February murder.
San Diego police lieutenant Adam Sharki dropped the news in a press release, where he also revealed both suspects were arrested about six miles away from the crime scene.
Details surrounding the murder of Alo Bandz are still being investigated. However, what’s known so far is that on February 19, the “Spazz Out” rapper was discovered by police with bullets in his upper torso.
Although the rapper was immediately rushed to the hospital upon his discovery, he died shortly after he arrived.
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Additionally, investigators have revealed that prior to getting shot, Alo Bandz had a “confrontation” with two people — and based on surveillance video and eyewitness accounts, the two people are allegedly Vargas and the 14-year-old teenager.
