SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA. (THECOUNT) — Christopher Treadwell, aka California rapper “Bris,” has been identified as the victim in a fatal Sunday shooting in Sacramento County.

Treadwell, 24, was involved in a vehicle crash before being fatally shot on Sunday in Sacramento.

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According to officials, Treadwell was operating a vehicle on Fruitridge Road near Franklin Boulevard in Sacramento, when for still undetermined reasons, the vehicle wrecked. Treadwell was shot at some point there after around 12:45 a.m. Sunday.

Treadwell was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Bris” had gained attention for his rapping across Northern California and beyond.

The cause of the accident the resulting shooting remains under investigation.

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