Miami Dade County Corrections via Getty ImagesRapper XXXTentacion has been shot and killed in Broward County, Florida.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to ABC News that a call of a shooting in Deerfield Beach came in just before 4 p.m. ET on Monday and that an “adult male victim” was transported to the hospital. At 5:39 p.m., the office tweeted that the “adult male victim” had died. TMZ reports that the victim is XXXTentacion.
The 20-year-old Soundcloud rap star, born Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, scored a #1 album earlier this year with his disc, titled ?, as well as a top 10 song, “Sad!.” His previous album, 17, reached #2 last year. His songs have racked up nearly four billion on demand streams combined.
The rapper has a long history of legal problems and is currently facing more than a dozen felony charges, as well as allegations of domestic violence. He’s currently awaiting trail on those charges.
XXXTentacion has also caused controversy for his involvement in a variety of feuds with other artists, including Drake, and for social media scandals: He once posted a video showing him hanging himself, and a video of himself lynching a white child.
At one point, Spin magazine called Onfroy “the most controversial man in rap.” Last month, Spotify removed XXXTentacion’s music from its curated playlists, but that decision was reversed on June 1.
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