Pop Smoke was only 20 years old when he was gunned down in a botched robbery by teenage gang members in the Hollywood Hills on February 19, 2020. While already a break out star, Pop Smoke was on the cusp of mega-stardom. He inadvertently posted a picture on social media that gave away his whereabouts and led to his untimely death. Matthew Ormseth penned a must-read expose in The Los Angeles Times that digs into the details of that fateful night.
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