Three men guilty of the murder of rapper XXXTentacion

A popular jury in Florida (USA) found guilty of first-degree murder this Monday, after seven days of deliberations, on three men accused of the 2018 death of rapper XXXTentacion, who was 20 years old at the time and was robbed in his car.

The jury unanimously found the three defendants guilty, in a verdict read in court by the judge in charge of the case at the court in Fort Lauderdale, north of Miami.

Despite being charged with first-degree murder, the prosecution did not seek the death penalty Michael Boatwright28 years old and is one of those who shot, Derrick Williams26, the ringleader and the driver of the car in which they escaped, i Trayvon Newsome24 and another attacker.

All three have been charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery and face possible sentencing. life imprisonment.

XXXTentacion – whose real name was jahseh onfroy– died on June 18, 2018 in front of a motorcycle shop in Deerfield Beach (Florida) as a result of being shot by a group of men who stole a bag with $50,000 in cash.

A fourth suspect, Robert Allen, was also charged in connection with the shooting, but pleaded guilty last year to one count of second-degree murder and agreed to testify against his friends.

Prosecutor Pascale Achille presented video images and cell phone data that link suspects with fatal shot.

Achille also showed the jury a series of videos of social networks in which the suspects presented tickets money just hours after XXXTentacion’s death.

XXXTentación was a rap star on the rise sale of platinum which dealt with topics such as prejudices and depression in his songs.

On June 27, 2018, the rapper was booed by his fans at a gym in Sunrise, South Florida, where he coffin with its remains it was veiled all that day.

After his death, one of the topics of Fr XXX voltage“Sad!” topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and achieved a record 10.4 million online streams on the Spotify platform.

In December 2018, the posthumous album “Skins” was presented at a party in Miami organized by XXXTentacion Foundation and Empire music company to “honor the life, music and legacy” of the rapper.