Half Ounce, L.A. Rapper, Shot Dead at 32 Years Old
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L.A. rapper, Half Ounce, is dead after being shot while walking down the street Monday night.
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In a news release shared Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said they received "numerous radio calls of shots fired
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with a man screaming, in the 700 block of South New Hampshire Avenue" around 11:30 p.m.
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Monday. Once they arrived at the scene, police say they found a man who had been shot in front of an apartment building.
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According to LAPD, at least a dozen shots were fired. Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department declared the victim dead at the scene.
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According to People, The L.A. County Coroner's Office confirmed that the victim was indeed the 32-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Latauriisha O'Brien.
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Police are still searching for the suspect after taking off in what they believe was a dark-colored SUV
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He's described as a man around 32 years old who was wearing dark clothing.