Rapper Pop Smoke (real name Bashar Barakah Jackson) is dead, according to a TMZ report, he was shot and killed in what appears to be a home invasion in his house in Hollywood Hills.

“The rapper was at his home in the Hollywood Hills at around 4:30 AM when 2 men wearing hoodies and masks broke into his house… this according to law enforcement sources. We’re told the 2 men fired multiple shots, striking and critically wounding Pop Smoke. The men were seen fleeing on foot,” the report reads.

Citing law enforcement sources, TMZ reported that two masked men wearing hoodies broke into the home early Wednesday morning, firing multiple shots before fleeing the scene on foot. TMZ’s article is accompanied by footage of first responders attempting to perform life-saving techniques on the rapper, as he’s being wheeled out on a stretcher to an awaiting ambulance.
Pop Smoke was reportedly rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was pronounced dead.
Fans Reaction on Social Media
- Duke of Ibadan | Pop Smoke posted his address on social media and a few hours later he was murdered, this shows how careful we gotta be with whatever we share for the world to see. Not everyone wants to see you win in life
he posted it on his facebook story,not instagram. the story is still up. pic.twitter.com/BlUntWZo0W
— Kourtnei (@Jasseari) February 19, 2020
Fell asleep for 3 hours, woke up & Pop Smoke dead. That’s brazy…. 20 years old, damn.
— The Game (@thegame) February 19, 2020
Pop Smoke. Juice WRLD, XXXtentacion. Why are we losing a generation of young rappers? 💔💔
— Runtown (@iRuntown) February 19, 2020
This is becoming sickening. Rest in Peace Pop Smoke, XXX, Peep, Mac Miller, Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant, & Fredo Santana. #LONGLIVE pic.twitter.com/SGUFR2Mm9P
— K. Eastwood (@keezyisbreezy) February 19, 2020