BREAKING NEWS: South African Rapper AKA Reportedly Shot Dead
Apparently, d£ad is popular South African rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, better known by his stage name AKA.
According to the police in Durban, he was allegedly killed in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road on February 10, 2023. Another person believed to be AKA’s bodyguard was also injured, and another unidentified person believed to be a close friend of AKA was also killed.
It was learned that a drive-by shooting struck AKA while he was standing outside the Wish Restaurant.
The rapper is believed to have been shot at by two unidentified vehicles. The incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m.
“I can confirm that two men were killed and one of them is a well-known rapper. Police will not be releasing any names of the victims yet until a full investigation is completed,” law enforcement spokesperson Robert Netshiunda told the outlet.
The Post reached out to AKA’s reps for comment.
According to reports, the South African rapper was slated to perform in Durban on Friday. He was due to release a new album, “Mass Country,” on Feb. 27.
Paramedic Garrith Jamieson told TimesLIVE that the shooting occurred just after 10:15 p.m. local time and that, upon arriving, “paramedics met total chaos and a scene where two men, believed to be in their late 30s, sustained multiple gunshot wounds.”
Paramedics assisted the men and unfortunately the first male had sustained multiple gun shot wounds and showed no signs of life and was declared deceased at the scene,” he added.
The second unidentified male victim later died, despite life-saving efforts, the outlet reported.
Fans and fellow artists flocked to Twitter and Instagram on Friday to share their condolences and heartbreak for AKA, who was born on Jan. 28, 1988.
The rapper had posted to Instagram earlier Friday about his upcoming album release, and now the comments section is full of broken heart emojis. He also appeared to tweet just before the shooting, replying to a fan online.
In the replies, fans posted “RIP” along with heart emoticons and expressed how “worried” they are about his safety. Others begged the rapper to post something to confirm he is alive.
“Is true bro AKA are you okay?” wrote one user.
“Are you alright mate?” tweeted another.
