“If anybody kills me, it’s Drake”: Defense in XXXTentacion murder claim involvement of rapper

On June 18, 2018, 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion was lethally gunned down in Deerfield Ocean side, Florida. While four men are presently under preliminary for the homicide, their guard group has guaranteed that the shooting was an outcome of the youthful craftsman’s fight with Canadian hip jump star Drake.

As per Hiphopdx, preceding the shooting, XXXTentacion composed via web-based entertainment that in the event that he was at any point killed, Drake would in all probability be the essential suspect. One of his tweets read:

“Assuming anybody attempts to kill me it was @champagnepapi [Drake] IM Squealing RN.”
Notwithstanding, Hiphopdx explained that not long after the Tweet was posted, XXXTentacion had said that it had been composed by a programmer endeavoring to mix debate.

In spite of this, the guard group addressing Dedrick Williams, one of the four men embroiled in the killing, has expressed that specialists have not sufficiently researched the alleged hip jump fight among Drake and the departed star.As per the Related Press, the essential suspects in the demise of XXXTentacion are Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, Robert Allen, and Dedrick Williams.

Vibe revealed that the shooting was accepted to be a result of an endeavored burglary on the youthful star.

Williams’ protection lawyer, Mauricio Padilla, guaranteed that Boatwright, Newsome and Williams are substitutes in a trick including Robert Allen and Drake. Allen, who took an arrangement and confessed to second-degree murder, is booked to affirm against different suspects.

In August 2022, Allen’s lawyer told NBC Miami:

“Mr. Allen entered a blameworthy request today in the homicide passing of XXXTENTACION. He confessed to a lesser included offense of second-degree murder and burglary with a gun. He actually faces a lifelong incarceration.”
Allen’s lawyer guaranteed that his client was not engaged with the shooting. He said that Allen was holding up in the vehicle, and that the killing had essentially been executed by his accessories.

“(Allen’s) inclusion was substantially less than the others. A greater amount of an accusatory sometime later than actually part of the preparation. Unquestionably never escaped the vehicle, never had a weapon, never shot anyone. What’s more, ideally the appointed authority and the State will think about this.”

Williams’ protection group guaranteed that as opposed to being an equipped burglary, the shooting was a designated murder to some degree brought forth by Robert Allen for Drake. Padilla expressed that because of Drake’s popularity and impact, he has not been brought into the examination. Padilla said:

“This is perhaps of the biggest superstar on the planet. Barring a request from this court, we as a whole realize that I will always be unable to take his testimony.”
The preliminary is presently continuous. Neither Drake nor his lawful group have remarked on the claims or his supposed quarrel with the departed star.