The rapper Chris King, who was close pals with Justin Bieber and collaborated with Trippie Redd, was killed early Saturday early morning in Nashville, in accordance to law enforcement reports. He was 32.
The artist, born Christopher Cheeks, was in an alleyway concerning Hayes and Church streets in Nashville at 2:30 a.m. with a 29-yr-outdated man (who was not named), when in accordance to Nashville law enforcement, a few adult men attempted to rob them. Both equally King and the 29-12 months-outdated gentleman had been shot in the altercation, though the 29-calendar year-outdated survived.
King was identified in the parking garage of the nearby Hayes Avenue Resort, and was transported to Vanderbilt University Health care Middle, where he died.
Bieber, a former roommate of King’s, reposted a photo of the two to Instagram, writing “Love you bro. This 1 hurts. You should retain his family in your prayers. See you in paradise brother.”
Trippie Redd also mourned the decline of his close friend, writing “I am so hurt rn I cannot even think I appreciate you bro come back again!!!!! I just can’t catch a break.”
“I would not be where I am today devoid of @whoischrisking,” he ongoing. “He had the ideal strength always he experienced so several buddies and it demonstrates I adore you guys for supporting 1 of my finest friends at any time my brother.”
Over a 10 years-long occupation, King releases scores of mixtapes and LPs, such as the extended-managing “Luck of the Snotty” series. King unveiled a new single, “Seeing Double Viewing Double,” on April 8.
