LA Time reports that 17-year-old LA rapper Yngx, born Taariq Grant, has died after being run over by a trailer following an altercation with the driver. According to the police, Yngx’s death is still under investigation.
According to LAPD spokesperson Lizeth Lomeli while speaking on the death of the young rapper:
A Los Angeles hip-hop artist and rapper was killed Monday after he was run over and pinned beneath a trailer following an altercation with a driver in North Hollywood, authorities said.
Taariq Grant, 28, of Los Angeles, whose performing name is Yngx 17, was identified by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office as the man killed.
A pedestrian and a driver who was hauling a trailer engaged in a “brief verbal altercation” at Riverside Drive and Camarillo Street about 3:40 p.m.
The pedestrian then climbed atop the trailer, which crashed into a concrete divider, causing him to fall and become trapped beneath its wheels.
First-responders pronounced the man, who was later identified as Grant, dead at the scene. A family member on Tuesday confirmed Grant’s death and his musical recording work as Yngx 17.
Rest in peace, Yngx.
Yngx 17 is a hip-hop artist and rapper who was killed on Monday 2, March, 2022.
The individual, later named as Taariq Grant, was declared dead at the site by first responders.
Grant’s death and musical recording activities as Yngx 17 were verified by his family members on Tuesday.
The net worth of the rapper was said to 500,000 US dollars. His music on streaming sites like Spotify, Youtube, and Tidal gave him incredible wealth.
It is a scary world out there. Please be safe. There is no need to lose your life over a road rage incident. Just drive away and live to see another day. This kid had his whole future ahead of him, and now it is over in the blink of an eye, and that is sad.
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