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Los Angeles rapper Indian Red Boy killed on Instagram Live​

Biba Adams
Tue, July 13, 2021

The rapper was talking with a friend on the social media platform when he was ambushed

A rapper in the Los Angeles area was talking with a friend on Instagram Live when he was ambushed in front of viewers, his murder broadcast over the social media network.

Zerail Dijon Rivera, who performed under the name Indian Red Boy, was killed Thursday in Hawthorne. In a press release, the Hawthorne Police Department said they responded to a shooting call at a multi-level gated apartment complex on South Chadron Avenue to find “a 21-year-old male slumped in the front seat of a vehicle parked in the carport to the rear of the building.”

“He appeared to be suffering from multiple gunshot wounds,” officials added.

“Los Angeles County Fire Rescue responded to the location where the male was pronounced deceased.”

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Zerail “Indian Red Boy” Rivera, a rapper in the Los Angeles area, was talking with a friend on Instagram Live Thursday when he was ambushed in front of viewers, his murder broadcast over the social media network. (Instagram)More

Detectives are investigating Rivera’s death and are asking for assistance from the community to identify a suspect. In their press release, Hawthorne law enforcement shared a link to the young man’s murder. TheGrio is not sharing the footage due to its graphic nature.
In the captured video, at least 12 shots were fired.

Rivera’s friend, social media influencer Kapone, who was on the Instagram Live with him, can be heard asking, “What the f**k? Bro, what the f**k? Where you at?”


The targetted man — who has more than 35,000 followers on Instagram — is then seen mouthing “Help” repeatedly to the camera before whispering, “I’m in Hawthorne.” He dropped his camera seconds later, and the live stream ended.

“It appears to have been a walk-up shooting, and he appears to have been targeted,” Lt. Ti Goetz told The Daily Breeze.

The rapper’s death appears to be gang-related. Indian Red Boy claimed affiliation with the Bloods. Several videos on YouTube appear to show him disrespecting late rapper Nipsey Hussle, including one of him allegedly vandalizing a mural of the venerated MC. Hussle was known to be Crip-affiliated.

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I’m going to archive but I’m ok if you do it before I do because I don’t know how long they’d be up. Edit Damn it they’re already down..
 
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IAmNotAlpharius said:

Los Angeles rapper Indian Red Boy killed on Instagram Live​

Biba Adams
Tue, July 13, 2021

The rapper was talking with a friend on the social media platform when he was ambushed

A rapper in the Los Angeles area was talking with a friend on Instagram Live when he was ambushed in front of viewers, his murder broadcast over the social media network.

Zerail Dijon Rivera, who performed under the name Indian Red Boy, was killed Thursday in Hawthorne. In a press release, the Hawthorne Police Department said they responded to a shooting call at a multi-level gated apartment complex on South Chadron Avenue to find “a 21-year-old male slumped in the front seat of a vehicle parked in the carport to the rear of the building.”

“He appeared to be suffering from multiple gunshot wounds,” officials added.

“Los Angeles County Fire Rescue responded to the location where the male was pronounced deceased.”

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Zerail “Indian Red Boy” Rivera, a rapper in the Los Angeles area, was talking with a friend on Instagram Live Thursday when he was ambushed in front of viewers, his murder broadcast over the social media network. (Instagram)More

Detectives are investigating Rivera’s death and are asking for assistance from the community to identify a suspect. In their press release, Hawthorne law enforcement shared a link to the young man’s murder. TheGrio is not sharing the footage due to its graphic nature.
In the captured video, at least 12 shots were fired.

Rivera’s friend, social media influencer Kapone, who was on the Instagram Live with him, can be heard asking, “What the f**k? Bro, what the f**k? Where you at?”


The targetted man — who has more than 35,000 followers on Instagram — is then seen mouthing “Help” repeatedly to the camera before whispering, “I’m in Hawthorne.” He dropped his camera seconds later, and the live stream ended.

“It appears to have been a walk-up shooting, and he appears to have been targeted,” Lt. Ti Goetz told The Daily Breeze.

The rapper’s death appears to be gang-related. Indian Red Boy claimed affiliation with the Bloods. Several videos on YouTube appear to show him disrespecting late rapper Nipsey Hussle, including one of him allegedly vandalizing a mural of the venerated MC. Hussle was known to be Crip-affiliated.

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Another one bites the dust!
 
and they're gone. The vids I mean.
 
>rapper declares affiliation with violent gang
>gets shot by members of rival gang
>surprised pikachu face

Seriously though, do gang-bangers get extra street cred if they take out an enemy rapper? Are rappers high-value targets (HVTs) in gang wars? Is there a strategic advantage to neutralizing the enemy rappers?
I have so many questions regarding this phenomenon.

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Here is the video. Seems like a neck shot.

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Damn I can't help but feel bad for him in his final moments though...
 
Inflatable Julay said:
I never know about these people until they're dead. That's like the opposite of making it.
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Most of them are like barely adults and killed by other gang members. The only rapper who recently died I heard of was DMX. Everyone else seems like the run of the mill rapper you'd create in a video game.
 
If you only have 1400 followers I'm not sure your obituary should really be calling you any sort of entertainer yet. At that number half of my high school would have qualified for it.
 
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