New Details Emerge In Pop Smoke’s Murder

There areew details given in the murder of Pop Smoke, who was shot and killed by a group who invaded his Hollywood Hills Airbnb in February of 2020.

According to the New York Daily News, the late rapper was in the shower when the men entered the house through a second-story balcony. Then one of them put a pistol to the forehead of a woman who was in Pop’s bedroom.

“She heard a struggle coming from the shower area and heard Mr. Jackson screaming. Mr. Jackson ran out of the bathroom and then she heard a loud pop and [heard] Mr. Jackson fall to the ground,” said detective Det. Christian Carrasco in court. “Two other individuals began to kick him … Mr. Jackson gets up and run downstairs. She hears two more pops. She follows Mr. Jackson, sees him on the ground and screams for Michael (Durodola) to call 911.”

The woman said the killer also stole the rapper's large gold watch and other jewelry.