RAPPER DOLLA! KILLED! IN LOS ANGELES!

// May 19th, 2009 // Hott News

another hip-hop artist slain

The shooting reportedly occurred during a group melee, possibly also involving a knife

Rest in Peace …

Various media outlets are reporting that Atlanta-based rapper DOLLA legally known as ANTHONY BURTON II was shot and killed outside of Los Angeles’ Beverly Center shopping mall just after 3 p.m. PDT on Monday.

Though the Los Angeles Police Dept. would not confirm the identity of the victim, the Times reports that Dolla’s publicist, Sue Vannasing, confirmed with the media that her client was shot outside the mall, while waiting with fellow rapper D.J. Shabbazz. Dolla is believed to be in his early twenties.

The shooting reportedly occurred during a group melee, possibly also involving a knife. Police have detained a person of interest, whom the LAPD would not name and said had not yet been arrested. Dolla is perhaps best known for the single “Feelin’ Myself,” which was featured in the 2006 dance film Step Up.