Rapper PnB Rock Shot And Killed In LA Restaurant

Rapper PnB Rock was reportedly shot and killed while he was with his girlfriend at a Los Angeles restaurant on Monday afternoon in what police said was a possible robbery.

LAPD officers responded to a shooting at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles at around 1:15 p.m. and found a victim with multiple wounds. Capt. Kelly Muniz said at a news conference that the victim and a woman were eating at the restaurant when they were approached by at least one suspect, who raised a gun and “demanded property” from the victim. The suspect shot the victim multiple times, took his belongings, and left in a getaway car, Muniz said.

Police have not yet identified the victim or the woman he was with. The Los Angeles Times reported, citing anonymous law enforcement sources, that the person killed was PnB Rock — whose real name was Rakim Allen.

The LAPD did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation.

Allen, a Philadelphia native, was best known for his 2016 hit song “Selfish.” His latest single, “Luv Me Again,” was released independently on Sept. 2.

On a recent taping of the podcast Off the Record With DJ Akademiks, Allen talked about nearly being robbed in LA during the pandemic while he was out with his girlfriend and one of his daughters.

“Where I’m from, we like sneaky criminals. LA, it’s like, they bold,” he said.

“I don’t be outside,” he said. “I’m not going to put myself in those situations because I know what happens in those situations.”