DJ Official, 26, killed in Los Angeles shooting just four months after welcoming son and winning Grammy award with Cardi B
Grammy award-winning producer DJ Official was killed in a Los Angeles shooting on Friday.
The producer – real name Leslie André Wakefield Jr. – worked with the likes of Cardi B, Tyga and Chris Brown. He was 26-years-old.
DJ Official was sitting in a car with another man when a vehicle drove up next to them and opened fire striking both according to KTLA.
One victim suffered several gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead while the other is in stable condition law enforcement authorities told the Los Angeles based publication.
Sad: Grammy award-winning producer DJ Official – real name Leslie André Wakefield Jr. -was killed in a Los Angeles shooting on Friday according to KTLA. He was 26
Authorities did not provide a description of the suspects but LAPD Officer Tony Im told KTLA that it could be gang related. No other details have been released.
‘All he did was go to work and come home,’ the producer’s grandfather told NBC Los Angeles. ‘He didn’t belong to [a] gang or nothing like that.’
DJ Official’s death comes just four months after he won a Grammy for his work on Cardi B’s album Invasion Of Privacy.
‘I put in overtime so you can over shine’: The talented producer had welcomed a son just months ago as he shared a photo in March of the boy celebrating his first month of life
Hit: DJ Official’s death comes just four months after he won a Grammy for his work on Cardi B’s album Invasion Of Privacy
Around the same time the talented producer had welcomed a son as he shared a photo in March of the boy celebrating his first month of life.
He captioned the sweet snap of the child: ‘I put in overtime so you can over shine.’
Following the shocking news, several artists took to social media to pay tribute with some even expressing anger over the way he was killed.
Singer Ty Dolla $ign took to Instagram to share a snap of himself with the producer with the caption: ‘How the f*** they gon’ take @prodbyofficial?
‘Who the f*** was mad at my bro?’ Following the shocking news, several artists took to social media to pay tribute with some even expressing anger over the way he was killed including singer Ty Dolla $ign
‘I got your son 4 life’: Fellow producer DJ Mustard also expressed his brief and even offered to take care of DJ Official’s newborn son’
‘LA on some sick s***’: Rapper YG was upset by the news as he posted this tribute
‘Who the f*** was mad at my bro? A father, a successful producer, a solid homie who meant a lot to all of us.
‘U n****s is some real life jealous a** b****es out here. we had so much fun on this tour and every time I ran into u it was love and good vibes . LONG LIVE OFFICIAL’
Fellow producer DJ Mustard also expressed his brief and even offered to take care of DJ Official’s newborn son.
He wrote: ‘I’m beyond hurt I’m devastated I’m sick to my stomach I love you lil bro forever @prodbyofficial ….
‘This is heartbreaking’: Several other fans have been paying tribute to DJ Official by commenting on his Instagram
‘i got your son 4 life this ain’t how it was suppose to go [crying emoji] a real 10SUMMER MEMBER !’
Rapper YG wrote: ‘Wow. Some p**** n**** took the wrong 1. This s*** brazy. LA on some sick s*** smh. Long live our talented lil bro @prodbyofficial #4HUNNIDSUMMERS’
Several other fans have been paying tribute to DJ Official by commenting on his Instagram.
One follower wrote: ‘This is Heartbreaking way too much hate out here bruh. prayers to the family and loved ones [six hands praying emojis, checkered flag emoji] TMC.’