One of four people charged in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper Pop Smoke in Hollywood Hills pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Wednesday and now faces up to 29 years in prison.
One of four people charged in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper Pop Smoke in Hollywood Hills pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Wednesday.Corey Walker, 24, also pleaded guilty to two counts of home-invasion robbery for his role in the Feb. 19, 2020 killing of the New York-based rapper, whose legal name was Bashar Jackson. Walker had initially been charged with murder and could have faced up to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
About a year after he was charged, Los Angeles prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty against Walker.The two teenagers linked to the killing, who were 17 and 15 when prosecutors filed charges in July 2020, have both admitted to their roles. Jackson was on a four-day trip to Los Angeles and staying at a rental home in the Hollywood Hills when the two teens and two men broke into the house while he was in the shower.
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