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An Atlanta-based rapper was fatally shot in the valet waiting area of the Beverly Center mall Monday by a suspect who fled in a silver Mercedes SUV, according to police. Officers later detained a “person of interest” as he approached the ticketing area at Los Angeles International Airport armed with a gun.
The shooting occurred about 3:10 p.m. in the parking garage of the popular Westside mall, sending diners in nearby restaurants diving for cover.
Dolla, a rapper whose real name is Roderick Anthony Burton II, was shot in the head as he and several other people stood near the center’s La Cienega Boulevard entrance, according to police, witnesses and Dolla’s publicist, Sue Vannasing. A friend of the rapper’s who was at the Beverly Center and a Los Angeles Police Department official also confirmed the victim’s identity to The Times.
Burton, 21, arrived at LAX from Atlanta earlier in the day and went to the Beverly Center to shop, Vannasing said. After the shooting, Burton was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center a few blocks from the mall, where he died, police said.
The LAPD has not announced a motive for the attack or identified any suspects. Detectives are questioning a woman they detained at the scene and a man who allegedly drove from the mall to LAX in a rented silver Mercedes SUV.
KRS ONE AND BUCKSHOT
PERFORMING LIVE
*The Official Hip Hop Appreciation Week Concert*
Thursday May 21st
@ The Loft
1374 W. Peachtree Street
Doors Open at 9pm
Featuring Live Performances by:
Krs One, Buckshot, Señor Kaos, 4 Ize, Punchline, Killer Mike, Bone Crusher, Nappy Roots, Stacey Epps, A. Leon Craft, Ness Lee, The Beat Gods, Stahhr, Adiftdabelle, Bobby Creekwater, Stat Quo, Stanza, Dres The Beatnik, Danny Swain, Clan Destined, The Regime (Jawz of Life, Big Rec, Snub, KP, Shred).
With Dj’s:
Majestik & Feel X
READ THAT LINE UP ONE MORE TIME…
THIS IS GOING TO BE CRAZY!!!!
Check theloftatl.com for tickets
Call (678) 663-5998 for more info.
For more information about Hip Hop Appreciation Week 2009 in Atlanta, click here.
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