PnB Rock, the Philadelphia rapper, was fatally shot during a robbery at the Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles restaurant in South Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, according to law enforcement sources.
According to Los Angeles police Capt. Kelly Muniz, a shooting occurred at the famous eatery on Main Street and Manchester Avenue at 1:15 p.m. She refused to name the victim.
Rock, 30, had been at the restaurant with his girlfriend, who had posted a location-tagged photo in a since-deleted Instagram post.
Inside the restaurant, a suspect brandished a firearm and demanded items from the victim, according to Muniz. According to The New York Times, Rock was targeted because of his jewelry.
A source connected to the restaurant tells TMZ the shooter appeared to have targeted PnB in a robbery … he posted video of himself wearing expensive jewelry earlier in the day.
“He shot the victim and ran out the side door to a getaway car and then fled the parking lot,” she said.
Muniz said the victim was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead at 1:59 p.m.
LAPD investigators are examining security video from inside the restaurant to identify the shooter, according to a law enforcement source. They are also checking nearby businesses to see if security cameras captured any images of the suspect fleeing on foot or in a vehicle.