PnB Rock: All Suspects Charged In Connection To The Rapper’s Murder

Three people, including a father and son, have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper PnB Rock, officials announced Thursday (Sept. 29) per local news outlet KTLA. Freddie Lee Trone, 40, was charged with one count of murder and conspiracy to commit robbery, along with two counts of second-degree robbery, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

His 17-year-old son faces the same charges, while 38-year-old Shauntel Trone faces one count of accessory after the fact. The minor and Shauntel Trone were taken into custody Tuesday, while Freddie Lee Trone was arrested in Las Vegas, Los Angeles police officials announced Thursday (Sept. 29).

Shauntel Trone is Freddie Lee Trone’s wife and the minor’s stepmother, per the LA Times. The teen and Shauntrel are not related said Greg Risling, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office.

As we previously reported on Sept. 12, PnB Rock (born Rakim Hasheem Allen) was dining at a local Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles with his girlfriend, Stephanie Sibounheuang, around 1 p.m. when the shooting occurred, TMZ first reported.

Social media users suggested that the suspected shooter was tipped off on Rock's whereabouts due to a social media post made by Sibounheuang but law enforcement sources have told The Times that Freddie Lee Trone and his son were at the Roscoe’s parking lot before any social media posts related to the rapper’s presence there were published.

The teen approached Rock with a mask on, pointed a gun at him, and shouted, "Give me all of your jewelry now," according to the complaint. Prosecutors allege he shot the rapper once in the chest while he sat a table, then twice more in the back, the outlet reports.

Seconds later, the teen allegedly threatened to shoot Sibounheuang in the head and took several pieces of jewelry off Rock’s body.

Law enforcement was called to the restaurant at 1:23 p.m. to respond to a shooting with life-threatening injuries. Rock was transported to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead at 1:59 pm, per The Los Angeles Times.

The teen appeared in juvenile court Thursday (Sept. 29), and prosecutors have not confirmed whether or not the 17-year-old will be tried as an adult.

"The decision of whether or not we seek to transfer a minor to adult court is not one taken lightly," said Tiffiny Blacknell, a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office. "The office will not comment on the minor’s suitability for juvenile court without a thorough review of his background, the law and the circumstance surrounding the case."

A court date has not been set for Freddie Lee Trone and Shauntel Trone was scheduled to be arraigned in the Compton Courthouse on Thursday.

Rapper PnB Rock was shot and killed on Monday (Sept. 12) in Los Angeles. He was 30. The rapper, who was born Rakim Hasheem Allen, was dining at a local Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles with his girlfriend Stephanie Sibounheuang around 1 p.m. when the shooting occurred, TMZ first reported. The rapper's girlfriend posted a photo of the food and tagged the location minutes prior to the attack, according to multiple sources.

Los Angeles police Capt. Kelly Muniz said that the victim was shot almost immediately by the assailant during the robbery according to The Los Angeles Times. "He shot the victim and ran out the side door to a getaway car and then fled the parking lot," she said.

Law enforcement was called to the restaurant at 1:23 p.m. to respond to a shooting with life-threatening injuries. Rock was transported to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead at 1:59 pm, per The Los Angeles Times.

An explicit and graphic video then began circulating online after news broke that the rapper was shot. The video depicted Rock on the floor surrounded by a pool of blood. Individuals on social media suggested that the suspect knew of his location due to his girlfriend's post on her since-deleted Instagram Story. One source cited by TMZ says the shooter took jewelry off PnB and then fled.

PnB Rock was a Philadelphia native who is best known for his 2016 breakout single "Selfish," which peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100. The rapper was previously signed to Atlantic Records but had decided to go independent recently. He just released a new song on Sept. 2 titled "Luv Me Again."

Rock spoke about prior robbery attempts in Los Angeles during a Sept. 2 episode of the podcast Off the Record with DJ Akademiks. "Where I’m from, we like sneaky criminals,” Rock said. "In L.A. … they bold." Rock and Akademiks spoke about how robberies targeting rappers seemed to be becoming more common.

"I never got robbed, ever in my life," Rock said. "I ain’t gonna say never because I don’t like saying never. I’m not superstitious, but I haven’t been robbed."

"That’s why I feel like L.A.’s spooky, man," Akademiks said. "It’s just so bold. I’m seeing mad videos, like they don’t even do it at night. Like night maybe, but broad daylight, that’s when they really do it."

Rock said that after his oldest brother was killed, he became more conscious of how suddenly a situation could turn become fatal.

"It’s just been something in me that just let me know, like this s— real life," Rock said. "I done seen people die. I done been around people that died…. Anybody can die."

PnB is survived by his two daughters who are nine and two years old and his girlfriend Stephanie Sibounheuang.

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