Rapper LL Cool J Shot Dead In Attack
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Published · reached Usenet August 8, 1999
The rap legend James Todd Smith, known to many hip-hop fans as LL Cool J, has been shot dead in an attack outside a nightclub in L.A. It is believed Mr. Smith was arriving to visit Puff Daddy, who left the scene 5 minutes before Cool J arrived. As Smith pulled up in his black Lexus, a motorcyclist opened fire with a 9mm automatic pistol, believed to have been a Beretta. 9 shots were fired, 5 of which were direct hits on LL. Another hit the front passenger, his bodyguard, and the final three left holes in the side door, and windscreen. Paramedics prounced Mr. Smith dead at the scene. A bullet into the top left of his brain killed him instantly.
Los Angeles Police are currently investigating, and the F.B.I have been informed.