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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper PnB Rock and Los Angeles police were searching Wednesday for a third suspect they warned should be considered armed and dangerous.
The
Philadelphia artist, whose real name is Rakim Allen, was gunned down Sept. 13
at a South LA restaurant while eating with his girlfriend. A robber approached
their table and demanded items from the rapper, according to investigators.
A minor
under the age of 18 and a woman were taken into custody Tuesday, according the
Los Angeles Police Department. The minor could face a murder charge and
38-year-old Shauntel Trone was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to murder,
a police statement said.
A third
suspect, 40-year-old Freddie Lee Trone, remained at large, said LAPD Capt.
Kelly Muniz.
“He should
be considered armed and dangerous,” police said in the statement. “If you see
him, you are urged to call 911 for immediate assistance.”
The
statement included a photo of Trone but no additional details about him.
Detectives
believe a social media post may have tipped Rock’s killer to his location,
police said in the days after the shooting. Rock’s girlfriend had posted the
location and tagged the rapper in an Instagram post that has since been
deleted.
The robber
took some items from the victim and fled in a car that was waiting in the
parking lot, police said. No one else was injured in the shooting and Rock was
pronounced dead at a hospital.
Rock was
best known for his 2016 hit “Selfish” and for making guest appearances on other
artists’ songs such as YFN Lucci’s “Everyday We Lit” and Ed Sheeran’s “Cross
Me” with Chance the Rapper. His latest song, “Luv Me Again,” was released Sept.
2.