Indian Red Boy shot dead latest – The Game says his lyric about ‘disrespecting’ Nipsey Hussle wasn’t about slain rapper
INDIAN Red Boy – 21-year-old Zerail Dijon Rivera – was shot in the head three times as he sat behind the wheel of his car, according to reports.
Some people online suggested that the rapper may have been shot for allegedly defacing a Nipsey Hussle mural in Los Angeles.
Fellow rapper The Game also dropped a lyric for a rap posted on Instagram that many took as a reference to Indian Red Boy's "disrespect" of Hussle.
The Game rapped: "We got more drakes than the Billboard/Disrespecting Nip, the type of shit you n***** get killed for/We not gon' stand for the disrespect/Get this .45 Bell pressed against your neck."
But The Game later clarified that the coincidence was "bad timing" and claimed he would "rectify the situation" with Red Boy's family.
"Number one, I ain’t mean no disrespect to Indian Red Boy, R.I.P., his family, anybody close to him and definitely not the Inglewood families at all or no Blood set in L.A. or none of that shit."
He accompanied the statement with a $5,000 donation to a GoFundMe set up for Indian Red Boy's family.
Read our blog on Indian Red Boy below for the latest updates...
INSTAGRAM USER CLAIMS INDIAN RED BOY SHOT OVER GIRL DRAMA
On Tuesday, someone on Instagram claimed Indian Red Boy was shot because of girl drama and because he switched gangs, according to Hip Hop DX.
He said: "What happened was him and his n--ga was both f--kin’ on the same Thotiana. She gets around. They pass her around and his homeboy even tossed him the b-tch.
At this point, the man suggested that Indian Red Boy and his friend got in a fight “in front of the homies” that resulted in Indian Red Boy getting his "ass beat up."
WHEN WAS NIPSEY HUSSLE KILLED?
Nipsey Hussle was tragically killed in March 2019.
The 34-year-old star- was shot dead outside his Marathon Clothing store in South Los Angeles after tweeting about having ''strong enemies.''
Two years after his death, his fans are still devastated and still coming to terms with the tragic incident.
THE GAME APOLOGIZES FOR 'BAD TIMING' IN RELEASING RAP ABOUT NIPSEY HUSSLE
The Game, real name Jayceon Terrell Taylor, rapped on Instagram: "Disrespecting Nip, the type of s*** you n***** get killed for (sic)."
He later said the lyrics were not targeted at Indian Red Boy, Revolt reports.
Clarifying his remarks, the 41-year-old Grammy nominee said: "Understand that I meant no disrespect to no Pirus, no bloods, no L.A. n*****, no gangbangers. Period (sic).
“Speaking on the Indian Red Boy situation, number one, R.I.P. to the homie. Love to his whole family, his close homies, the whole Inglewood family, and all the Pirus across the world (sic).”
FAN 'FEELS SICK' OVER INDIAN RED BOY DEATH VIDEO
One fan took to Twitter to express the extreme reaction they experienced after watching the disturbing video of Indian Red Boy's death.
INDIAN RED BOY CAN BE SEEN ON VIDEO SMILING AND LAUGHING JUST BEFORE DEATH
Indian Red Boy was filmed smiling and laughing on Instagram Live just seconds before he was fatally shot.
He was chatting online to fellow social media influencer Kapone before shots were suddenly heard.
He is then seen gasping for breath seconds after shots are heard ringing out.
A bloodied Indian Red Boy can be heard saying “get help” before slumping in his seat.
VIEWERS WISH THEY COULD 'UNSEE' INDIAN RED BOY VIDEO
One fan expressed via Twitter that they wish they could "unsee" the disturbing video showing Indian Red Boy's death.
WAS INDIAN RED BOY KILLED FOR DEFACING A NIPSEY HUSSLE MURAL?
Indian Red Boy, whose real name is Zerail Dijon Rivera, allegedly dissed Nipsey Hussle by defacing a mural erected in Nipsey’s honor, according to Hot New Hiphop.
It is unclear what the mural said.
However, just one day before Red Boy’s death, he was reportedly seen in a video throwing up gang signs, MTO News reported.
The outlet claimed that the signs were "disrespectful" of other gangs in Los Angeles.
Red Boy reportedly went on Instagram Live the next day to explain why he made the signs, which is when he was gunned down.
TWITTER EXPRESSES HORROR AT INDIAN RED BOY'S DEATH VIDEO
After the release of the livestream that captured Indian Red Boy's shooting and subsequent death, Twitter users expressed their extreme reactions.
One wrote: "That video of Indian Red Boy is sad asf I low key wish I didnt watch it"
POLICE SAY SUSPECT FLED THE SCENE
Reports say the attack occurred in the 14100 block of Chadron Avenue in Hawthorne at 4pm on Thursday.
According to Hawthorne police Lt. Ti Goetz the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
The suspect fled the scene before police arrived.
“It appears to have been a walk-up shooting and he appears to have been targeted,” Goetz told Daily Breeze.
FANS REACT TO INDIAN RED BOY'S DEATH VIDEO
Twitter users expressed their shock at viewing the disturbing video of Indian Red Boy's death on live camera.
One wrote: "That Indian Red Boy video is brutal. One minute you laughing it up, next minute you gasping for breath begging for help."
HOW OLD WAS INDIAN RED BOY WHEN HE DIED?
Zerail Dijon Rivera, who goes by the stage name Indian Red Boy, was 21-years-old when he was killed.
The artist was shot in the head three times while he was online speaking to fellow social media influencer Kapone in the city of Hawthorne.
A shocking video posted online appears to show the moment a smiling Rivera is "targeted" as he talks to his friend.
INDIAN RED BOY REPORTEDLY SHOT WHILE EXPLAINING GANG SIGNS
Just one day before Red Boy’s death, he was reportedly seen in a video throwing up gang signs, MTO News reported.
The outlet claimed that the signs were "disrespectful" of other gangs in Los Angeles.
The rapper reportedly went on Instagram Live the next day to explain why he made the signs, which is when the shooting took place.
WHAT DOES THE DEATH VIDEO SHOW?
Shocking footage online appears to show the moment a smiling Rivera is "targeted" as he talks to his friend.
The rapper is then seen gasping for breath seconds after shots are heard ringing out.
A bloodied Indian Red Boy can be heard saying “get help” before slumping in his seat.
TWITTER USERS REACT TO SHOCKING INDIAN RED BOY SHOOTING VIDEO
Those to have seen the tragic clip of Indian Red Boy's death were left in shock, with one person dubbing the footage as "traumatizing."
One Twitter user wrote: "That Indian Red Boy video is brutal. One minute you laughing it up, next minute you gasping for breath begging for help."
Another said: "Yoh I saw a video of Indian red boy dying on IG live and I wl [sic] never be the same again."
One individual even said that they "don't want to see that Indian Red boy video again and hate it came across my timeline."
POLICE SAY SUSPECT FLED SCENE
According to Hawthorne police Lt. Ti Goetz, the suspect fled the scene before police arrived.
“It appears to have been a walk-up shooting and he appears to have been targeted,” Goetz told Daily Breeze.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said Rivera was already dead when they arrived at the crime scene.
According to RepublicWorld, the rapper was shot three times in the head. However, this has not yet been confirmed.
INDIAN RED BOY SEEN THROWING UP GANG SIGNS
Indian Red Boy, real name Zerail Dijon Rivera, was reportedly seen the day before the shooting in a video throwing up gang signs, MTO News reported.
The outlet claimed that the signs were disrespectful of other gangs in LA and the artist reportedly went on Instagram Live the next day to explain why he made the signs, which is when the shooting took place.
Indian Red Boy was shot dead for allegedly disrespecting a Nipsey Hussle mural, The Source reported.
But insiders claim that had nothing to do with his death.
WHY DID THE GAME DONATE TO INDIAN RED BOY'S GOFUNDME?
Game shared via his Instagram on Wednesday that he had donated $5,000 to the GoFundMe page launched for local rapper Indian Red Boy, XXL reported.
Prior to The Game making the donation, he went on a Instagram livestream to apologize for lines in a video he shared on social media shortly after Indian Red Boy's murder.
In the lyrics, the Compton rhymer accuses someone of disrespecting the late Nipsey Hussle - a member of L.A.'s Rollin' 60s Crip gang.
INDIAN RED BOY ALLEGEDLY SHOT FOR DISRESPECTING NIPSEY HUSSLE
21-year-old rapper Indian Red Boy was gunned down for allegedly disrespecting the late rapper's mural.
The rapper was shot in the head three times as he sat behind the wheel of his car during an Instagram Live, in Hawthorne.
There are a number of Nipsey Hussle murals in Crenshaw in the heart of South Los Angeles, right next to where he was shot.
Two years after his death, his fans are still devastated and still coming to terms with the tragic incident.
WHEN WAS INDIAN RED BOY SHOT?
Indian Red Boy was shot in the head three times as he sat behind the wheel of his car in the city of Hawthorne.
He was chatting online to fellow social media influencer Kapone before shots were suddenly heard.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said Rivera was already dead when they arrived at the crime scene.
KAPONE POSTS TRIBUTE TO INDIAN RED BOY
Kapone - known as kapaalxt8 on Instagram - shared the tragic news of the killing on social media, HITC reports.
He posted a video of Indian Red Boy dancing and wrote: "LLINDIANREDD. I LOVE YOU GANKG”
The 21-year-old artist - real name Zerail Dijon Rivera - was shot in the head three times as he sat behind the wheel of his car in the city of Hawthorne, LA.
OLD INTERVIEW SHOWS NIPSEY HUSSLE WOULD NOT CONDONE SHOOTING
A clip from an old interview featuring Hussle resurfaced on social media – days after the rapper, whose real name was Zerail Dijon Rivera, 21, was shot in the head three times in Hawthorne, LA.
It appears to suggest that Hussle "would've been opposed" to the killing of Indian Red Boy.
In the clip, the late musician said people “ain’t supposed to do nothing you can’t fix” and “you’re supposed to learn I was wrong.”
WHERE WAS THE ATTACK ON INDIAN RED BOY?
The attack reportedly occurred in the 14100 block of Chadron Avenue in Hawthorne at 4pm on Thursday.
Lt. Ti Goetz, of Hawthorne police, said the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
The suspect reportedly fled the scene before police arrived.
Lt Goetz told Daily Breeze: "It appears to have been a walk-up shooting and he appears to have been targeted."
WHAT DOES INDIAN RED BOY'S DEATH VIDEO SHOW?
A shocking video posted online appears to show the moment a smiling Rivera is "targeted" as he talks to his friend.
He is then seen gasping for breath seconds after shots are heard ringing out.
A bloodied Indian Red Boy can be heard saying “get help” before slumping in his seat.
Those to have seen the tragic clip were left in shock, with one person dubbing the footage as "traumatizing."
THE GAME SAYS LYRICS WEREN'T DIRECTED AT INDIAN RED BOY
The Game, real name Jayceon Terrell Taylor, rapped on Instagram: "Disrespecting Nip, the type of s*** you n***** get killed for (sic)."
He later said the lyrics were not targeted at Indian Red Boy, Revolt reports.
Clarifying his remarks, the 41-year-old Grammy nominee said: "Understand that I meant no disrespect to no Pirus, no bloods, no L.A. n*****, no gangbangers. Period (sic).
“Speaking on the Indian Red Boy situation, number one, R.I.P. to the homie. Love to his whole family, his close homies, the whole Inglewood family, and all the Pirus across the world (sic).”
THE GAME DONATES $5,000 TO INDIAN RED BOY'S GOFUNDME
The Game shared via his Instagram on Wednesday that he had donated $5,000 to the GoFundMe page launched for local rapper Indian Red Boy, XXL reported.
The Game’s message said: "Holla’d at the family & got it done as promised with my family…. Don’t talk about it, be about it…. Rest In Peace @indianredboy….
“I hope it helps you guys send him off the way he deserves to be…. & from my loved ones to y’all, we send our condolences to @tbc_we_all_we_got @sevenzmommy @_mirageee @niiccoolleeeeee & the rest of Zarial’s immediate family & close friends.”