Pop Smoke death: 18-year-old admits to fatally shooting rapper during Hollywood home-invasion

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The young man -- who was 15 at the time of the crime -- admitted to a first-degree murder charge stemming from the Feb. 19, 2020 killing of rapper Pop Smoke.

The young man -- who was 15 at the time of the crime -- admitted to a first-degree murder charge stemming from theof the rapper, whose real name was Bashar Jackson, along with an allegation that he personally and intentionally discharged a firearm during the crime. He also admitted to the home-invasion robbery count.

Judge J. Christopher Smith said during the hearing, "That man lost his life over no good reason ... You have no right to take somebody's life. You have no right to take somebody's property." The judge declined to give any of the three credit for time they had already served in custody, and their names are not being publicly released because of their ages at the time of the crime.

Pop Smoke was found mortally wounded at a short-term rental home at 2033 Hercules Drive in the Hollywood Hills. He was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The suspects were wearing masks and were last seen running from the home and possibly getting into a nearby vehicle.Pop Smoke released an album in July 2019, and one of the songs, "Welcome to the Party," was considered by some the song of the summer. Nicki Minaj did a remix of the song a few months later.

 

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