Man Arrested In Connection With Shooting Rapper
A man was arrested in connection with the murder of the Atlanta based rapper Dolla, who was gunned down
Monday at about 3:10 p.m. as he stood in front of the Beverly Center shopping mall, AP reported.
Georgia resident Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, was apprehended Monday in an ticketing area of the Los Angeles International Airport and was said to be carrying a 9mm semiautomatic handgun. He is being held on $1 million bail.
Dolla, whose real name is Roderick Anthony Burton II, was shot in the head before the suspect fled the scene in a silver Mercedes SUV.
Dolla, 21, arrived in Los Angeles
from Atlanta
Monday and stopped by the mall to shop, his publicist Sue Vannasing told police. He was
taken to Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center
for treatment but was confirmed dead at the hospital, police told the Los Angeles Times.
A motive for the crime has not yet been announced. However, the LAPD questioned at least two persons of interest, Berry and a women detained at the scene.
Dolla was signed to Akon's Konvict Muzik and was slated to release his album this summer.
Dolla was a member of the rap group Da Razkals Cru and later
modeled for Sean "Diddy" Combs' Sean John clothing line.
Despite his success, Dolla described himself as a regular guy in an interview with RandonmentalTV. "When you get to know me and get to sit down and kick it me and have a conversation with me, you'll see that I'm a cool guy," Dolla said. "I'm humble. I'm approachable. I kick back. I'm not really a loud guy. I smile a lot. I'm not a tough guy either."
He added that R&B music from the greats such as Stevie
Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin and the Isley Brothers was his biggest
influence. Still, he hoped to record with hip-hop legends like Andre 3000. Ironically,
he expressed regret that he would not be able to collaborate with other hip-hop
greats who had already passed away before their time.
"I wish I could have [recorded with] Pimp C," he said. "I wish I could have done a song with Tupac and Biggie, all the legends."
I send my condolences to Dolla's friends, family and fans.
RIP DOLLA!
trin