Perennially energetic and enjoyable triple threat Keke Palmer took a warm turn in the world of Instagram this Fourth of July, She gave fans a sneak peek at her co-parenting story with ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson, as their adorable son Leodis ‘Leo’ Andrellton Jackson stole the spotlight.
Pop Smoke, with a deep voice and gruff drill look that made his breakout dumbing of “Dior” through to hits like Welcome To The Party had just masterminded instructions in music right now. Yet his career was promising and ultimately snatched away forever in a violent encounter that has had both fans and family at wits end.
Pop Smoke’s killer says the day they killed Pop Smoke was a regular robbery, not a setup
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Among chilling lines, a 15-year-old boy (who remains unnamed) said he was the shooter. The admission was made during an interview with a cellmate while in juvenile detention. He claimed the teenager and his crew spotted where Pop Smoke resided online before tailing him. Police say they believed the rapper had a lot of stuff in his house and they planned to rob him, but things turned violent.
The defendant who is an adult, Corey Walker has had his attorney claim he did not intend for Pop Smoke to be killed. Walker has maintained that if they had to force their way into the home with Taylor still inside, he instructed his confederates not to use deadly means. Walker has said he did not shoot anyone directly. Prosecutors, however, have charged him with murder and robbery saying that his participation in the planning or actual committing of a strong-armed robbery made him responsible for whatever ensued from it.
On the night of the robbery, he was confronted by the robbers while in the shower. They addressed him peacefully, and he surrendered as they ordered. However, he fiercely attempted to fight back when the 15-year-old reacted by shooting him three times. Although the suspects were able to acquire one of Pop Smoke’s several expensive watches, they sold it for less than $2,000.
Information obtained from the court hearings and subsequent investigation would change the whole narrative and put together this outcome. The tragedy the incident was attributable to a combination of social media usage and the criminals’ desire for money has remained in the public and music world.
The tragic passing of Pop Smoke is also a chilling reminder that there can be certain costs to living through the spectacle and especially in this day and age sharing one’s life with others via social media. As his family and fans are still reeling from it, the wheels of justice turn to allow for those who were responsible in taking away a life so young and important one that was going places with his talent much more yet capable.
