Florida Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murder in Fatal Shooting of Rapper XXXTentacion | KTLA
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal Broward County, Florida, shooting of rapper XXXTentacion, police said Thursday.
Authorities arrested Dedrick Williams of Pompano Beach on Wednesday evening and charged him with first-degree murder.
His inmate record describes the charge as “murder dangerous depraved (without) premeditation.” In many states, first-degree murder is premeditated, but Florida’s law allows suspects to be charged with the crime if they commit a murder while perpetrating another felony, or if the murder is the result of dealing drugs.
Police reportedly believed the murder to be part of an unplanned robbery, as a bag was stolen from Onfroy’s BMW at the time of the shooting. The male perpetrator was allegedly wearing a red mask at the time of the shooting and was accompanied by another male.