The Los Angeles Times reports that up and coming Atlanta-based rapper Dolla (Roderick Anthony Burton II), 21, was shot and killed outside of Los Angeles’ Beverly Center shopping mall just after 3 p.m. PDT on Monday.
Though the Los Angeles Police Dept. would not confirm the identity of the victim, the Times reports that Dolla’s publicist, Sue Vannasing, confirmed to the newspaper that her client was shot outside the mall, while waiting with fellow rapper D.J. Shabbazz.
The shooting reportedly occurred during a group melee, possibly also involving a knife. Police have detained a person of interest, whom the LAPD would not name and said had not yet been arrested. Dolla is perhaps best known for the single “Who The F— is That?” featuring T-Pain.
T.I. TURNING HIMSELF IN THIS MONTH; SENTENCE REDUCED
Popular rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris is set to turn himself in to authorities toward the end of this month but, not in Georgia as believed; he will instead spend time in Arkansas low security prison.
According to a release issued Friday, the rapper is due to check-in at Forrest City Arkansas’ low security prison May 26 where he’ll join roughly 1,500 inmates. There, he will serve time related to federal weapons charges after avoiding a 10 year prison sentence through a combination of community service, house detention and probationary agreements.
According to reports, Harris will be credited for 305 days of home detention he already has served after being charged, so his stay at the Forrest City prison likely will be only two months instead of 1 year as previously reported.
well aint this some ish, imma get me a record deal so i can break all the laws, and who da hail is dolla? RIP dude
Omg Mayne ima miss T.I I luhv him keep ya head uP. woo woo 2nd i thinK?_Tae Boo
Damn. I remember him from that “Who The F*** Is That?” song ft. T-Pain. & I believe he was in the child rap group called Da Razkalz Crew or something. Geeez. RIP Dolla.
damn rip dolla good pussy was my fuck song damn dats fucked up
didnt know the killed one, so young though, but my prayers go to you and the family RIP
T.I. courage, I heard he married Tiny so the visits would be easier for them! keep ya head up, and yeah number one lol lways celebs break laws, boy george too was released months before the actual real date lol
Sad news about Dolla, it may be cliche, but violence is never the answer! when are we going to learn that. Prayers to the family.
On the same note, Bitter sweet feelings about T.I. going to jail. Not on some hater type stuff, but on some “this will be a great example to all the kids in the hood” type stuff. I’m sure he’ll come out a better man.
A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of rapper Dolla — we’ve learned he goes by the name Aubery Berry.
Here’s what went down. Sources say after the shooting, the LAPD put out an alert that the suspect may have fled to the Los Angeles International Airport in an attempt to fly out of the city.
LAX police spotted a man who matched the description, sitting in the lobby area of Terminal 1. Cops approached Berry and almost immediately he said he knew why cops were there and then raised his hands and told them he had a 9 millimeter handgun in his waistband.
Berry (we have not confirmed if this is his legal name or an alias) — a 20-year-old African American male — was taken into custody.
Soooo Sad…R.I.P…he did that song “Who da f*ck is that w/ T-Pain!!”
WOW. HIS KEN WAS SAYIN 6 NOW THEY GOT IT DOWN TO 2. MONEY TALKS. RIP DOLLA. IN THE FRONT IT MAY APPEAR TO BE GOOD AND DANDY, BUT IN THE BACK ITS BAD AND DIRTY.
@5. YEP THEY MARRIED.
wow what was dolla into? RIP tho
uhh go to jail already T.I. damn
I searched this on the inet. Most of the results say March 5th. Dang, it took that long for us to pick-up on the story?
Dolla was a Sean Jean model too before he got a record deal
wow, R.I.P Dolla
Damn Thats Crazy I Was Jus @ That Mall On Sat …R.I.P. DUDE!!!!
I think that this is so unfortunate for this dude to go down like he did. This happened only 20 mins from my job.
Wasnt Dolla In Ciara Never Ever Video?
R.I.P. Dolla.
I have nothing positive to say about T.I. As far as I’m concern, he should have been locked up a long time ago. I don’t care if he’s a celebrity or not, he should not be getting special treatment. I know this is the way of the world that celebs and rich people can do whatever they want and get away with it. Still hate it though.
And please no one respond to me with the he’s doing good and has learned his lesson BS. He can learn his lesson serving 10 years like Tyrone (who is broke).
Oh, two different rappers with the stage name Dolla and the first name Anthony were both killed this year. I thought it was the same person
Woah, that aint rite. no one deserves to die like that. R.I.P. Dolla; I can’t believe this tho. I wasn’t a major fan of his, but damn…its a shame.!
T.I. congrats on the reduced sentence. It’s crazy how celebz get off the hook..if he wasn’t a rapper..he’d be in there for the max sentence…but we all knew that lol
Nonetheless, I’m glad he’ll be there for a lil while [=
….oh and I guess Dolla will be all ova BET later on since this happened…dang, its still hard to believe…I aint kno he was that young.
Wow thats really sad…because stupid gangs and ppl wanting to be hard….they are making L.A. a live battle field R.I.P Dolla
So shocking life ended for no reason he was no way involved in it
So devastatiing too see Dolla go so young so soon… C’mon ppl get a GRIP…
RIP to him and all my condolences to his family…smh and crying… this is too much man..
I couldnt believe Dolla died, he was 21 years old, n*ggas so quick to pick up a gun, its just sad cuz he could have been real big…so young…so fine…R.I.P. Dolla
lm so happy for TI.
OMG! SO IT IS TRUE? I WANT TO CRY. I REALLY LOVED HIS SONG. HE HAD SUCH A SAD LIFE TOO…UGH. I SWEAR!
At the Beverly Center tho????? That is a very upscale shopping center, alot of celebs go there. If violence can happen there..it’s definetly everywhere, God protect our people and pprotect the people with hateful minds. Why would anyone want to kill such a young man doing his thing?? It’s eerie because my coworker and I were just about to head out there for lunch today but we decided against it. Lord help the streets of L.A and these young minds corrupting them, i heard the person who shot him was only 20 years old…wtf?? R.I.P. Dolla.
wasn’t ti supposed to be in jail a loooooooooooong time ago?!?!? ugh… these celebs work my nerves with the law
R.I.P Dolla! Now I love T.I and I’m glad he won’t be gone that long but don’t the judicial system think they sendin a F’ed up message to the kids that as long as you got money you can do whatever and get a year and a day or less!
I wasnt hoping when i 1st heard about Dolla it was a rumor, until it was being confirmed it was deff him. Ughh it honestly hurts me, a young life, young man trying to make somthing of him self in this rap world and entertainment bizzness….its a got damn sin & a shame. A life is so precious. I really want to pray for his family & friends to have strength. I know they must be goin thru it right about now mmmmm mmmm mmmm terrible. From the core of my heart hope this young soul rest in peace.
I wasnt hoping when i 1st heard about Dolla it was a rumor, until it was being confirmed it was deff him. Ughh it honestly hurts me, a young life, young man trying to make somthing of him self in this rap world and entertainment bizzness….its a got damn sin & a shame. A life is so precious. I really want to pray for his family & friends to have strength. I know they must be goin thru it right about now mmmmm mmmm mmmm terrible. From the core of my heart hope this young soul rest in peace.
R.I.P. Dolla…im really trippin off this happening at beverly center…i mean beverly center in beverly hills ….thats crazy to me. Its so sad that this young man had to go so young & so soon. We all need to respect & have more love for each other.
Shame, *shaking head*. This is what happens when you bring ignorance into the industry. Just b/c you came from dirt, don’t mean u gotta be dirty. LEAVE THE IGNORANCE ALONE and move on with ur life, cause nothing like this is worth losing it over.
Nothing honorable in this death. Just something that probably could’ve been easily avoided. There was a great ‘n powerful poem about this in the last episode of HBOs Brave New Voices.
Killin is some wack s***
Man that’s sad. Pray for his fam.
I’m glad for T.I.
wow. i was gonna go up to the beverly center today too, but the traffic was crazy…now i know why. RIP Dolla…
RIP Dolla
Life is too short! I heard he had been shot before.
Ok i dont know who Dolla… but RIP
As for T.I…. smh i dont know why hes been dragging his feet he should of handed himself in ages ago, he could have been half way through his senteance by now.
#18 I agree with you…
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are u flippin serious…the beverly center??? okay now maybe the crenshaw mall…fox hills mall…or maybe even the south bay galleria…but not the beverly center…thats sad…we aint safe no damn where…niggas always actin a damn fool…i juss came from long beach gay pride this weekend…and we juss up there fighting and actin a damn fool…my thoughts and prayers go out to his family…i know its a hard time 4 them…
No clue who Dolla is but RIP. Hate to see another young brotha killed.
Being a celebrity and having access to millions makes things happen. TI’s lucky as a mutha f**ka right now…2 months instead of 10 years WHAT!!!!
YEH DOLLA WAS IN CIARA’S NEVER EVER VIDEO RIGHT ON THE BEGINNING WHEN SHE IS TALKING ON THE SOFA
RIP Dolla. So sorry to hear another young life lost…….Mmm mmm mmm @ T.I. Some celebs aint shit.
That’s messed up if that’s true about Dolla.
I knew this was gonna happen with TI. Ppl forget that he was on house arrest when all this happen. He was making “Paper Trail” and getting Tiny pregnant. So this isn’t a surprise to me. I wish Lil Kim coulda got this deal when she had to go.
TIP please let this truly be a lesson for you. The young children are watching you. God gave you a blessing two months hands down. Tiny in your children need you you are getting a second chance. If you were a different type a nigga please believe your time would be much longer. Big ups to the system I think he learned.
ANOTHER SENSELESS ACT OF VIOLENCE. SMH. R.I.P.
& YES IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE.
I’M HAPPY FOR YOU T.I. BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THE ATL KNOW WHAT KIND OF MAN YOU REALLY ARE.
Don’t know this Dolla guy but these murders are so senseless and need to stop. Losing our sons, fathers, brothers over nothing.
Glad to see T.I. getting a second chance but these celebrities do so many things and get away with it but Joe Blow next door gets 10 years for stealing a candy bar from the 7-11.
And Mike Vick got the max and everything taken away from him, not that what he did wasn’t wrong but what he did happens a lot and others don’t go to jail, hell they don’t even go to court.
Don’t know who dolla was…but damn it if he aint have those cute azz eyes…lol.
sad news abt dolla he was talented
Omg I can’t believe it. I loved him ever since he was in that rap group when he was younger. When I read the title of this post my stomach dropped. I can’t believe it. Rip fo real.
And what’s this a hear bout ti only doing two months a regular person would have go life. but congrats I guess.
omgosh he was too fineeee to dieeee!!!! r.i.p
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It amazes me how celebrities can get away with so much crap with the help of a good lawyer and a couple milli. I knew something was up when he didn’t report to jail back in March. He was actually supposed to report to jail today-May 19th on the second go-round. I guess I am a little dissapointed, because I think of it like-there are so many other people out there (without money like his of course) who have done lesser crimes that he has and they have to pay in full. But whatever, I guess that “Road to Redemption Show” was a complete waste now.
On the other hand, I’m sorry to hear about Dolla, may he rest in peace. This rap game is still corrupt these days.
Wow! I remember Dolla, what a sad surprise…R.I.P
Damn its so sad another young brotha lost his life before it even got started. When will brothas realize that a gun doesnt make you a man? RIP Dolla.
Thats good TI only will serve two months. He put himself out there and realized his mistake so hope he don’t let the people looking up to him down.
OMG, I can’t believe that happened to him, that’s so messed up!!! I just found out 30 minutes ago, you never know when your time is up here on this earth ( I know that wasn’t the way he was supposed to die).
wow i feel bad for dolla r.i.p.
I dont get our justice system….Lil Kim gets a year for lyin 2 the grand jury and T.I. get 2 months 4 carrying concealed weapons….whoa somebody explain this to me.
RIP to Dolla its crazy but we never know what ppl do in their lives..Even though thats not a reason for someone to take another persons life, this is sad our black people need to get it together…2 young black mens lives wasted, over nonsense…
SNITCH!!
How r u a convicted FELON with MULTIPLE gun charges and you only get TWO months? WTF?
just as i thought. hang in there T.I. and stay on the right path…..