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Father, teenage son charged in killing of rapper PnB Rock
Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock performs at the 2018 Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware, on June 16, 2018. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Allen, was fatally shot during a robbery in South Los Angeles on Monday, September 12, 2022. He is best known for his 2016 hit “Selfish.” He released his latest song, “Luv Me Again,” on September 2. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
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September 29, 2022

Father, teenage son charged in killing of rapper PnB Rock

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man and his 17-year-old son were charged Thursday with murder in the fatal shooting of rapper PnB Rock at a South Los Angeles restaurant, authorities said.

Freddie Lee Trone, 40, who has yet to be arrested, and his son, who was taken into custody Tuesday, were each charged with one count of murder, two counts of second-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery.

Trone’s 38-year-old wife, Shauntel Trone, the boy’s stepmother, was also arrested Tuesday and was charged with one count of being an accessory after the fact to the killing.

The teen, who remains jailed, made an initial appearance in juvenile court and was told to return next month. Shauntel Trone was scheduled to be arraigned later Thursday. It is not clear whether either of them has retained an attorney.

Police are still searching for Freddie Lee Trone, who they say should be considered armed and dangerous.

PnB Rock, the 30-year-old Philadelphia hip-hop artist whose legal name is Rakim Allen, was gunned down September 13 at Roscoe’s House of Chicken ’N Waffles while eating with his girlfriend. A robber approached their table and demanded items from the rapper, according to investigators.

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