MIRAMAR, FL. (THECOUNT) — Jamell Demons, AKA, rapper YNW Melly, was arrested Wednesday and charged in the killing of two fellow rappers, Anthony Williams, 21, and 19-year-old, Christopher Thomas Jr.
Demons, 19, an up-and-coming South Florida rapper, was arrested Wednesday by Miramar police who say he killed two of his “close friends,” who were also aspiring rappers.
Police also said Demons, of Vero Beach, and another man, Cortlen Henry, staged the scene to make it appear that the attack was a drive-by shooting, reports Local10.
Demons is known for song “Murder on My Mind.”
Police have not said where the men were killed, but they were last seen in Fort Lauderdale.
Demons and the victims were longtime friends and after their deaths, Demons posted on social media mourning them.
“They took my brothers from me over jealousy. I know y’all watching over me and after they wanna see me break down and stop or in jail or a box…” Demons wrote on Twitter after the shooting.
Anyone with information on the case may contact police at 911.
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Geo quick facts: Miramar is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,041. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census – Wikipedia.
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