After two and half years, a trial date has lastly been set for the person that killed rapper Pop Smoke, aka Bashar Jackson, throughout an tried residence theft in Hollywood Hills.
In response to the My Information LA, the person, Corey Walker, is amongst 4 folks charged with the 2020 homicide and is about to go earlier than court docket on Thursday, October thirteenth.
On the time of the homicide, which took one among Hip-Hop’s brightest stars, Walker was nonetheless a teen. Now 21, Walker will face huge man penalties for his actions.
The three others will probably be charged in a juvenile court docket.
As AllHipHop.com reported, all 4 younger males went to 2033 Hercules Drive round 4:00 a.m. to rob the “Woo” chart-topper, proper earlier than he actually popped off along with his first album.
Initially they had been regarded as gang members. Now the world sees them for what they’re .. clowns … who took life for a watch price lower than $10,000.
LAPD Capt. Steve Lurie mentioned receiving the 911 name in regards to the deadly taking pictures. He shared, “When officers arrived there roughly six minutes later, they found a sufferer inside the home had been shot. They known as the hearth division, who arrived and transported that sufferer to Cedars-Sinai, the place he was pronounced useless.”
In Could 2021, Pop Smoke gained Billboard Music Awards for High New Artist, High Rap Artist, and High Male Rap Artist. His album Shoot for the Stars, Purpose for the Moon gained High Faucet Album and High Billboard 200 Album.
His mother Audrey Jackson accepted the award on her late son’s behalf, and mentioned, “Thank the followers for honoring the life and spirit of my son a lot that he continues to manifest as if he had been nonetheless right here within the flesh.”
“He created music for the child who has to sleep 4 in a room, the child who has to determine how you can get to highschool every day so he can graduate and make his mother proud,” she continued. “He did this in order that 14-year-olds wouldn’t need to kill to show that they’re someone. That’s the irony on this.”
Walker couldn’t take part in a plea deal for his function in snubbing out Pop Smoke’s life.
