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Alleged Dolla Shooter Arraigned

Fri., May. 22, 2009 10:48 AM PDT by Josh Grossberg

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UPDATE: On May 26, a judge lowered Berry's bail to $2.1 million. The accused murderer's attorney had asked for $1 million, saying his client is a college graduate with no prior arrests who fired a gun at Dolla in self-defense.

"I can't understand why he believed that he needed to fire a weapon at
the Beverly Center," countered Deputy District Attorney Bobby Grace, who also questioned why the suspect fled the scene instead of sticking around to explain himself to police.
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The man accused of gunning down Dolla says he's innocent.

Aubrey Louis Berry, the 23-year-old music promoter arrested after the up-and-coming rapper was fatally shot at a Los Angeles, pleaded not guilty this morning in Los Angeles Criminal Court, a district attorney spokeswoman tells E! News.

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Dolla Shooting Suspect Held on $1 Million Bail

Tue., May. 19, 2009 7:55 AM PDT by Gina Serpe

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A suspect is in custody in the rap shooting that jolted Los Angeles—and the music world—on Monday.

Atlanta-based rapper Dolla was gunned down Monday afternoon while waiting in the valet area of the Beverly Center, a popular upscale L.A. mall.

The 21-year-old up-and-comer, whose real name was Roderick Anthony Burton II, was in town to finish recording his debut album, Another Day, Another Dolla, due out this summer.

He was accompanied to the mall by local rapper D.J. Shabbaz and fellow Jive artist Scrapp DeLeon, when, shortly after 3 p.m., Dolla got into an altercation with a man and woman and was shot in the head. He was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, just a few blocks away, where he died.

Roughly an hour later, police had a suspect in custody.

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T.I. Helps Put Pal's Killer Away for Life

Tue., Dec. 23, 2008 3:38 PM PST by Natalie Finn

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UPDATE: Padron Thomas, the older brother of convicted murderer Hosea Thomas, pleaded guilty Oct. 28, 2009, to manslaughter and other lesser charges in connection with Johnson's death. Padron was driving the vehicle from which Hosea fired the fatal bullets. He faces up to 10 years in prison and is currently serving 17 on an unrelated drug rap. His sentencing hearing is Nov. 17.
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The man who shot and killed T.I.'s childhood friend—with bullets the rapper believes were meant for him—will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.

A Cincinnati judge sentenced Hosea Thomas, 35, who last month was convicted of murdering Philant Johnson in 2006, to 66 years to life in prison.

"[Thomas] gave Philant Johnson a death sentence—and his family, he gave them a death sentence as well,” said Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Ralph Winkler, adding that he would show Thomas as much mercy as he showed his victim.

Johnson, who also served as an assistant to T.I., was struck in the head when Thomas fired into their SUV after a postgig party turned violent.

"All of those rounds were fired for me, in my opinion," T.I. testified Nov. 21 during Thomas' trial. "Before I know it, shots rang out. At that time, we're calling everybody's name out to see if everybody was all right."

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"Persons of Interest" Named in Ruffalo Shooting

Thu., Dec. 4, 2008 4:35 PM PST by Natalie Finn

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Beverly Hills police announced Thursday that two "persons of interest" have been identified in their investigation into the shooting of Mark Ruffalo's younger brother, 39-year-old Scott Ruffalo—what officials are now calling an attempted murder.

In a press release issued by police department spokesman Lt. Tony Lee, authorities say that they're looking to question a man by the name of Brian Scofield Adham and a woman named Shaha Mishaal in conection with the shooting.

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Mark Ruffalo's Brother Shot in the Head, Hospitalized

Wed., Dec. 3, 2008 4:17 PM PST by Gina Serpe

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Mark Ruffalo's younger brother has been hospitalized in Los Angeles and listed in critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to his head early Monday.

Ruffalo's publicist, Jessica Kolstad, confirmed to E! News that 39-year-old hairsylist Scott Ruffalo was fighting for his life after the incident. She had no additional comment on behalf of the actor.

Beverly Hills Police called the shooting, which took place at Scott's apartment, "suspicious," but they have yet to classify the tragic event as a criminal occurrence.

"Our detectives will not say if it was a shooting," Beverly Hills Police Department spokesman Tony Lee told E! News. "All we can say is that we are investigating some suspicious circumstance that [occurred] early Monday morning."

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Suge Blames Kanye for Shooting, MIA Earring

Wed., Nov. 12, 2008 11:15 AM PST by Josh Grossberg

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Kanye West took care of 50 Cent last year. Now he's got a whole new beef on his hands, and the outcome could cost him dearly.

Former Death Row Records overlord Marion "Suge" Knight is linking West to a shooting incident that left Knight with a bullet in his leg and some pricey bling gone AWOL.

According to a lawsuit filed Oct. 30 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles, the cash-strapped Knight claims the Graduation star failed to provide adequate security at a preparty for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. Because of the supposedly lax security at the Shore Club on Aug. 27, 2005, Knight claims an unidentified man was able to sneak in and shoot Knight as he held court in the VIP room. (View the lawsuit.)

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