XXXTentacion news: fourth suspect in the shooting death of South Florida rap star has turned himself in to authorities

Miami- Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Department via AP
Alexandra Richards8 August 2018

The fourth suspect in the murder of emerging US rap star XXXTentacion has turned himself in to authorities.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Tuesday night that 20-year-old Trayvon Newsome was taken into custody after surrendering at his lawyer's Fort Lauderdale office.

Newsome and three other men are accused of shooting dead XXXTentacion in in south Florida in June.

They were named as Dedrick Williams, 22, Michael Boatwright, 22, and Robert Allen, 22.

Investigators inspect the car that rapper XXXTentacion was driving when he was shot
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The controversial 20-year-old rap star, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was fatally shot as he left a motorcycle dealership.

Officials have said a struggle ensued when the rapper's sports car was blocked by another vehicle, two masked gunmen approached and shot XXXTentacion multiple times.

The gunmen fled with a Louis Vuitton bag containing 50,000 US dollars.

Newsome was booked into Broward County's Main Jail on charges of first-degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon.

Rapper Denzel Curry hugs a friend outside the funeral and memorial
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Devastated fans of the chart-topping artist gathered to remember the star at a memorial service on the day of his funeral in June.

Mourners at the fan memorial paid tribute to XXXTentacion, with many chanting his lyrics and making ‘X’ signs.

Fans and mourners of rap singer XXXTentacion make an "X" sign by a memorial
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The rapper was a rising star in the hip-hop community, but his short career had been coupled with controversy as alleged incidents of domestic violence came to light.

At the time of his death, he was facing 15 felony charges.

XXXTentacion's mother, Cleopatra Bernard, has posted a picture of his tomb on Instagram, along with the caption: "My guardian angel."

They included counts of false imprisonment, aggravated battery of a pregnant woman and domestic battery by strangulation, for alleged incidents involving his ex-girlfriend in 2016.

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