Jesse 'Smiley' Rutland died at Kings County Hospital on December 10 after an assailant broke into his Brooklyn home on Glenwood Road near Brooklyn Ave. in East Flatbush and shot him to death, according to investigators. Police said that Kumar Reid, 29, was placed into custody on the same day of the incident and was being held at the Kings County Jail. Originally started in the 1980s, the dance involves mostly upper-body gyrations based on an Ethiopian dance called Eskista. Unfortunately my beloved beautiful brother passed away at 8.30am at Kings County Hospital Sunday Morning,' the post added. A cursory search for 'Harlem Shake' videos turn up clips and images that have garnered millions of views worldwide, a testament to the huge popularity of the dance sensation.

Source: Daily Mail January 20, 2018 03:54 UTC