Johnny May Cash’s girlfriend Brianna Gibbs is currently in custody for fatally shooting the rapper and according to her, she acted out of self-defense following a dispute with her boyfriend on Sunday. She told the cops that she feared for her safety during an altercation with the rapper.
Here is what we know about the shooting via the Chicago Sun-Times.
The girlfriend of a Chicago rapper who had faced multiple domestic violence allegations has been charged with murder after she allegedly shot him during an altercation last weekend in Gresham. Brianna Gibbs, 28, was arrested in Bronzeville six hours after she allegedly shot Tyrone Pittman on Sunday morning, according to Chicago police.
Pittman, 27, performed as Johnny May Cash, and is the brother of Young Chop, a rapper and producer known for his work with Chief Keef.
In custody, Gibbs told detectives that Pittman hit her and pulled a chunk of her hair out before she shot him, Cook County prosecutors said in court Tuesday. An assistant public defender said the shooting was “clearly self-defense” and noted Gibbs was treated for a split lip that required “numerous” stitches and has bruises on her chest and legs.
Judge Susana Ortiz agreed that the case appeared to have a strong self-defense claim and ordered Gibbs’ bail set at $100,000.
After the shooting, Gibbs flagged down a car and was driven to her aunt’s house, where she told family that Pittman “beat her up again” and she was taken to a hospital, Murphy said. After taking a domestic violence report, officers learned that she was a suspect in Pittman’s death. In custody, Gibbs told detectives that she had argued with Pittman and he had hit her multiple times in the face and body outside his bungalow-style home, before he grabbed her and pulled her inside, Murphy said.
Gibbs allegedly said she picked up Pittman’s gun when he dropped it during the altercation and went outside to stand on the porch. She had lost her cellphone inside and asked Pittman to bring it to her, deciding she would shoot him if he “came out aggressively at her,” Murphy said.
When Pittman came outside she fired multiple times, causing him to fall back into the doorway, Murphy said. She took her phone and then fired another shot from beyond the front steps before leaving, Murphy said.
There was a viral video of Johnny May Cash assaulting Gibbs, so she will have a strong case for self-defense and battered spouse syndrome.
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