Two men and two teens have been charged in the death of rising rapper Pop Smoke who was killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February, the district attorney's office said Monday. Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement that Corey Walker and Keandre Rodgers were charged with murder that occurred during the commission of a robbery and burglary. Jonathan Tippet, who oversees the Los Angeles Police Department's elite Robbery-Homicide Division, said three men and two teenage boys likely went to the home because they knew Pop Smoke was there from social media posts. Earlier this year, Pop Smoke released the mixtape Meet the Woo 2, which debuted at No. Pop Smoke had been scheduled to start a U.S. tour in Washington, D.C., on March 2.

Source: CBC News July 13, 2020 22:41 UTC