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BREAKING: Verdict Reached In XXXTentacion Murder Case, Suspects Face Trial In Armed Robbery Killing

<p>A jury has convicted three men in the shooting death of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;xxxtentacion&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&percnt;5B&percnt;5D&equals;post&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&percnt;5B&percnt;5D&equals;list&lowbar;posts&amp&semi;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;dwepr8&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTgxNDM2MzAzOC4xNjc5MzMwMTU1&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY3OTMzMDE1NC4xLjEuMTY3OTMzMDE1Ny4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>XXXTentacion<&sol;strong><&sol;a> following more than a week of deliberations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The rapper&comma; whose real name is Jahseh Onfroy&comma; was shot to death in June 2018 as he was leaving a motorcycle store near Miami&period; The controversial rapper was 20&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Three Men Convicted Of First-Degree Murder&comma; Armed Robbery In XXXTentacion&&num;8217&semi;s 2018 Shooting Death<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"">On Monday&comma; <strong>Dedrick Williams<&sol;strong>&comma; 26&semi; <strong>Trayvon Newsome<&sol;strong>&comma; 24&semi; and <strong>Michael Boatwright<&sol;strong>&comma; 28&comma; were each found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery in Broward County court&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"">The trio had initially pleaded not guilty&period; Meanwhile&comma; a fourth person&comma; <strong>Robert Allen<&sol;strong>&comma; 25&comma; pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last year and testified on behalf of the prosecution against the other three&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"">The first-degree murder charges all carry life sentences&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The rapper was shot to death when an SUV ambushed and blocked his vehicle&comma; when two masked gunmen came out of it&comma; according to the Broward County Sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s Office&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"vr6XQ0XeHG0" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"563" dock&equals;"&num;dock-slot"><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Rapper&&num;8217&semi;s Shooting Death Captured On CCTV&comma; Defense Tried To Claim Murder Stemmed From Drake Feud<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The assailants grabbed a Louis Vuitton bag from the car with &dollar;50&comma;000 inside and fled in the SUV before police could arrive&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;tsrupdatez-four-men-have-been-indicted-in-xxxtentacions-murder-case&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;vmcwbj&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MjA5NTEwOTYxNC4xNjc5MzMzNjE2&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY3OTMzMzYxNS4xLjAuMTY3OTMzMzYxNS4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><em><strong>The Shade Room<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;a> previously reported&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prosecutors added that Boatwright was the gunman&comma; with Newsome being the other gunman and Williams serving as the getaway driver&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>CCTV footage played in court showed the attack as it unfolded&comma; showing the two masked gunmen with firearms aimed at the rapper&&num;8217&semi;s car as one appears to shoot through the driver&&num;8217&semi;s side window&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;judge-grants-drakes-motion-to-avoid-deposition&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1gk73n0&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTA0NDA5OTE5MS4xNjc5MzM0Mzc0&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY3OTMzNDM3My4xLjAuMTY3OTMzNDM3My4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Judge Grants Drake’s Motion To Avoid Deposition In XXXTentacion’s Murder Trial<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"">The defense had attempted to undermine Allen&&num;8217&semi;s testimony&comma; and noted investigators failed to follow up on a feud with fellow rapper Drake&comma; however prosecutors said there was no evidence to link him to XXXTentacion&&num;8217&semi;s murder&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;judge-grants-drakes-motion-to-avoid-deposition&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1gk73n0&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTA0NDA5OTE5MS4xNjc5MzM0Mzc0&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY3OTMzNDM3My4xLjAuMTY3OTMzNDM3My4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong><em>The Shade Room<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;a> reported last month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Just last month&comma; Drake&&num;8217&semi;s attorney filed a motion to overrule subpoena request&comma; which the judge ultimately granted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1637867136759521298" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">XXXTentacion&colon; A Brief History Of A Life And Career Cut Short<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>XXXTentacion become a breakout star in 2017 after dropping the track &&num;8220&semi;Look at Me&&num;8221&semi; on SoundCloud&comma; which eventually climbed to No&period; 34 on the Billboard Hot 100&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Just a few months later&comma; he parlayed that success into a &dollar;6 million record deal with Capital Music Group&comma; where he gained a massive fan base for his music&comma; which openly dealt with topics such as depression and loneliness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However the rapper&&num;8217&semi;s short career was not without controversy&comma; as he was arrested in 2016 on multiple charges including aggravated battery of a pregnant woman&comma; false imprisonment and witness tampering&comma; according to court records&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"116392" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;breaking-verdict-reached-in-xxxtentacion-case-suspects-face-trial-in-armed&sol;" data-secure&equals;"80b5632ba6"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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