A young Nigerian rapper, Frank Ikechukwu Amobi a.k.a. Frank Diggy, has been murdered by unknown gunmen in White Oak neighborhood of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, United States.
The24-year-old aspiring rapper was shot dead on December 27 around 6.30a.m shot in the 11400 block of Stewart Lane early Tuesday morning while on his way to work, reports wjla.com.
Montgomery County Police are still seeking a suspect and a motive for the killing.
The Silver Spring resident was pronounced dead at the scene. Friends and family say that Amobi was getting into his car and heading to work, as he did every day.
The report said that at 6.48a.m on Tuesday, Montgomery County police responded to the shooting near a Metro bus stop. Amobi was found to have been shot multiple times.
Bullet casings littered the street as police worked to determine whether the shooting was a random act of violence or if Amobi was targeted.
Sentos Bangura, who lives nearby the shooting scene, was confused by the sound of the shooting Tuesday morning.
“I said, 'Could this be a gunshot sound, because I have not been hearing that since I came here. To be hearing it this morning, it was strange,” Bangura said.
Before his death, Amobi faced charges including drug possession, theft and assault, but had been working hard to turn his life around.
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