NYPD investigators are trying to determine wether the shooting deaths of two rappers were in retaliation for the drive-by shooting of Anthony Robinson, 29, on Sunday in the Bronx.
U.S.-based Ghanian rapper Jay Gunz (pictured) was among 3 males shot by two gunmen in the hallway of an apartment building in the Bronx over the weekend.
Graphic surveillance video captured two unidentified Black males shooting at the three terrified victims as they crouched down outside a locked apartment door around 8 p.m.
WARNING: Video contains graphic violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
On Sunday, July 5th, Police Officers from the 44 Precinct responded to a 911 call for a male shot at 306 East 171 street. Upon arrival they discovered three males with gunshot wounds. Two of the victims, later died from their injuries, while one remains hospitalized. pic.twitter.com/EyKg6eduYj
— Chief Rodney Harrison (@NYPDDetectives) July 6, 2020
Gunz, real name Joel Baba, 22, and another Ghanian rapper, Eghosa “Eno” Imafidon, 23, were pronounced dead. A third man, Mohammed Baba, 29, is recovering from gunshot wounds at a Bronx hospital.
The shooting occurred at 306 East 171 street on Sunday, not far from where Robinson was killed as he crossed a street while holding his 6-year-old daughter’s hand.
Robinson was gunned down at the corner of Sheridan Avenue and East 170th Street – four blocks from the building where Baba and Imafadon were killed just 2 hours later.
WARNING: Video contains graphic violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
On Sunday, July 5th, police officers from the 44th Precinct responded to a 911 call for a male shot at Sheridan Avenue and East 170th Street. pic.twitter.com/kiEmmJfuEW
— Chief Rodney Harrison (@NYPDDetectives) July 6, 2020
Robinson and the three victims were reportedly members of African gangs in the Bronx.
According to Ghanaweb.com, Jay Gunz’s mother, who is from Sekondi, owns a popular store in the Bronx, and provided a good living for her children.
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