In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023

Nearly 5 years after his passing, 3 men person been recovered blameworthy of first-degree execution and equipped robbery successful the decease of XXXTentacion.

Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26 and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were convicted by a assemblage successful Florida connected the charges connected March 20 aft a week of deliberations. Their condemnation comes astir a twelvemonth aft a 4th man, Robert Allen, 25, pleaded blameworthy to second-degree murder. Allen testified for the prosecution successful the lawsuit against the different three, according to the Associated Press.

XXXTentacion, born Jahseh Onfroy, died successful June 2018 after being shot outside of a motorcycle store successful Florida. He was 20 years old.

According to the Broward County Sheriff's Office, the Florida autochthonal was leaving RIVA Motorsports erstwhile 2 equipped suspects approached his car, with at least 1 idiosyncratic firing a weapon and the assailants grabbing a Louis Vuitton container with $50,000 inside, earlier some fled successful a dark-colored SUV. 

During the trial, prosecutors stated that Boatwright was the 1 who pulled the trigger, adding that Newsome was the different equipped fishy and that Williams was down the instrumentality of a waiting SUV, according to AP. They pleaded not guilty.