Up and coming rapper Dolla was shot and killed yesterday at about 3:10pm at the upscale Beverly Center shopping mall near West Hollywood according to Los Angeles Times. The Atlanta-based rapper was fatally shot in the valet waiting Monday by a suspect who fled in a silver Mercedes SUV. Officers believe the suspect fled to LAX where he was apprehended carrying a gun while approaching the ticketing area.
Dolla, whose real name is Roderick Anthony Burton II, was shot in the head as he and several other people stood near the mall’s La Cienega Boulevard entrance. Los Angeles Times reports that he had flown in to Los Angeles to shop and work on a new album. Dolla was discovered by P. Diddy and Missy Elliot.