The 21-year-old Atlanta rapper Dolla was shot dead at Los Angeles' upscale Beverly Center shopping mall on the afternoon of May 18, 2009. According to one witness, the shooter was a woman. The shooting took place around 3:15 p.m. on the ground level of the facility's parking structure, subsequent to a scuffle among a group of men. A suspect was arrested at 5:40 p.m. at LAX.Los Angeles Times: Man Fatally Shot at Beverly Center Entrance (May 18, 2009)
Dolla's releases include the 2007 singles "Feelin' Myself" and "Who the F*** Is That?" . He was signed to the Konvict Muzik label, owned by R&B star Akon.BallerStatus.com: Konvict Muzik Artist Dolla Gunned Down In Los Angeles (May 18, 2009)
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Fast Facts
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Scene of crime
Beverly Center, Los Angeles
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Shooting took place at about 3
15 p.m. on May 18, 2009
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Victim
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Victim died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Suspects seen fleeing in a silver Mercedes and a Nissan Altima
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Dolla was signed to Konvict Muzik label
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Dolla's birth name
Roderick Anthony Burton
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Was working on his debut album
