Sunday 18 September 2022 01:02 AM Rapper PnB Rock's body to be released after conflict with his family over ... trends now
The autopsy on the body of rapper PnB Rock has been completed and the body can now be released to the family.
The 30-year-old was shot and killed Monday, September 12, during a robbery at a Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles after the artist got into a struggle with a suspect who demanded jewelry and other valuables, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore.
TMZ is reporting the medical examiner declared the death a homicide caused by a gunshot would to the back/chest.
Body released: The body of rapper PnB Rock has been released to his family. An autopsy determined the artist was killed by a gunshot wound and the death has been ruled a homicide
The period between the killing and the release of the body has been one fraught with dismay for the Selfish rapper's family, who is Muslim.
The rapper's mother flew from her home in Philadelphia to identify and claim her son's body. She reportedly wanted to forego the autopsy and have the body released immediately as Islamic law requires burial to happen as quickly as possible after death, although there are exceptions in cases of death in battle or foul play as in this case.
The coroner informed the family that law requires a post-mortem examination in criminal cases.
The latest: PnB Rock, 30, was shot to death Monday during a robbery at a Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles, police said
Targeted: LA Police investigators believe the rapper may have been targeted for his jewelry. An alert to pawn shop owners has been issued in case the suspect tries to sell any of the items
The rapper's mother flew from her home in Philadelphia to identify and claim her son's body. She reportedly wanted to forego the autopsy and have the body released immediately as Islamic law requires burial to happen as quickly as possible after death, although there are exceptions in cases of death in battle or foul play as in this case.
The coroner informed the family that law requires a post-mortem examination in criminal cases.
The LA Times reported that the rapper seemed to be targeted for his jewelry and investigators have put an alarm out to pawn shops in hopes of catching the killer should they try to sell
