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Day two of testimony in the murder trial of three men accused of killing South Florida rapper XXXTentacion was set to continue at the Broward County ...

He said the evidence will show that Boatwright was asleep at the home he shared with his grandmother at the time of the shooting. Yes, a cellphone linked to him was near the store — but that was a community phone used by several men, he said. The victim pronounced his stage name “ex-ex-ex-ten-ta-see-YAWN.” He was a platinum-selling rising star who tackled issues including prejudice and depression in his songs. He alluded that the friend could have gotten into the SUV Williams was driving outside the view of surveillance cameras. He was also identified by one of the clerks. Then there are the social media photos of some of the men flashing the money posted that night, she said. There, they happened upon XXXTentacion, who, according to Kerr, had the $50,000 he had just gotten from the bank hanging out of his bag. Boatwright is accused of being the shooter, while his friend, Newsome, is accused of being the other gunman. Allen and Williams went inside the motorcycle shop to buy masks, she said. The men then got back into the SUV and sped off, taking with them the $50,000 the rapper had in his designer bag. The other man was trying to pull the rapper’s gold chain from his neck. The others are going to trial.

Attorneys for suspects charged in the XXXTentacion murder trial have named Drake as possibly being responsible for the death of the late rap star.

Allen, who already accepted a plea deal for his role in the crime, is expected to take the stand for the prosecution and testify against the defendants. Boatwright and Newsome’s attorney claim that their clients were not at the scene of the crime and that it was Allen who gave them the money they were seen flashing on social media following the robbery. 7, the legal team for Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome and Dedrick Williams, the three men charged with XXXtentacion’s murder, told jurors that investigators and the prosecution were hasty in their conclusion that the defendants were the culprits. They also alleged a failure to explore the possibility of Drake or other celebrity’s involvement and were feeling pressured to nab a suspect in the murder due to the crime being in close proximity to the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School months earlier, during which 17 people were killed. According to the prosecution, Boatwright, Newsome, and Williams had come to the store looking to purchase masks to disguise themselves during armed robberies, but spotted XXXTentacion and decided to key in on him instead. “For Broward County, for everyone involved, this was a nightmare,” one of the lawyers, Mauricio Padilla, told jurors of the circumstances surrounding the incident.

He seemed happy," Ramos told the jury. Boatwright, Williams and Newsome have all been charged with armed robbery and first degree murder after surveillance ...

You can watch the entire first day of the trial above. They brought up an instance when X took to social media and claimed that if he ever died, Drake was the reason. They argued that detectives did not take a closer look at the late rapper's beef with the Canadian rapper.

Michael Boatwright, 27, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, are all facing life in prison if convicted of the murder of XXXTentacion.

He told the court the other man was trying to pull the rapper’s gold chain from his neck. Leonard Kerr told the court how two men jumped out with guns. Williams is accused of being the driver. Kerr said he could hear XXXTentacion asking, "What’s this for?" Boatwright faces the additional charge of robbery with a firearm. "If I run, I can get shot, but I can live.

Now fans are getting a better understanding of exactly what happened that day. On Tuesday, February 7, suspects Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams and Trayvon ...

You can watch the entire first day of the trial above. They brought up an instance when X took to social media and claimed that if he ever died, Drake was the reason. On Tuesday, February 7, suspects Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams and Trayvon Newsome sat in a Broward County courtroom as the State of Florida and their attorneys made opening statements.

Leonard Kerr — who was with X (real name Jahseh Onfroy) when he was shot and killed by armed robbers outside a motorsports dealerships in Deerfield Beach, ...

Kerr said when he looked back, the taller man was pointing his gun at XXXTENTACION. The three men who stand accused of murdering XXXTENTACION in the trial are Michael Boatwright, 28, Trayvon Newsome, 24, and Dedrick Williams, 26. When I go up there, I pick up my phone to try to call the cops.” “The taller one was like this [pointing gun], ‘You don’t come out the [fucking] car!’ And he was with a gun. “I run, and I keep running to the side of the road where the bike shop is. “I was like, if I run, I can get shot, but I can live.

The murder trial of the late rapper XXXTentacion (real name Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy) has been an emotional roller coaster for his surviving family and ...

Back in December, the [potential witness list](https://uproxx.com/music/drake-quavo-offset-potential-witness-xxxtentacion-murder-trial/) was released, and several notable musicians, including [Drake](https://uproxx.com/music/drake-lebron-james-message-fan-reactions/), [Quavo](https://uproxx.com/music/quavo-in-memoriam-takeoff-tribute-2023-grammys/), and [Offset](https://uproxx.com/music/cardi-b-and-offset-mcdonalds-meal/), were present. However, prosecutors for Broward County have rejected these claims stating there has been no evidence linking Drake to the shooting. This concern was raised to Prosecutor Pascale Achille and the Broward County office, but according to Padilla, the prosecutor’s office refused to investigate the claim any further.

Surveillance footage showing the shocking robbery and murder of rapper XXXTentacion outside a South Florida motorcycle shop was played in court Wednesday ...

the prosecutor asked. Defense attorneys also sought to cast doubts on the investigative work of detectives involved in the case. The men then got back into the SUV and sped off, taking with them the $50,000 the rapper had in his designer bag. I just heard the shots," Kerr said. "The taller guy was like this and said 'don't come out the effin' car.' The short one was by X here. As he starts to leave the parking lot, an SUV pulls up and blocks the BMW's path.

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Jurors on Wednesday for the first time witnessed the gripping surveillance video that captured the murder of local rap star XXXTentacion who was shot and ...

Immediately after the shooting, the four said they learned that Onfroy had died while listening to the radio. At that point, they began communicating with two others outside and hatched a plan to rob Onfroy while "lying in wait" for the rapper to leave the store after all four had returned to their vehicle, Achille said. Allen also said all of the men had face masks except for Williams, which is why the group ended up at the shop. "I did not want to get arrested." According to testimony, Onfroy was carrying $50,000 in cash in a Louis Vuitton satchel, money he obtained from a Coconut Creek bank. They are all standing trial together after Judge Michael Usan rejected a request to try them separately.

Leonard Kerr's testimony highlighted the opening day in the trial of three men accused of fatally shooting XXXTentacion on June 18, 2018, inside his BMW.

He said the evidence will show that Boatwright was asleep at the home he shared with his grandmother at the time of the shooting. Yes, a cellphone linked to him was near the store — but that was a community phone used by several men, he said. The victim, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, pronounced his stage name “ex-ex-ex-ten-ta-see-YAWN.” He was a platinum-selling rising star who tackled issues including prejudice and depression in his songs. He alluded that the friend could have gotten into the SUV Williams was driving outside the view of surveillance cameras. He was also identified by one of the clerks. There, they happened upon XXXTentacion, who, according to Kerr, had the $50,000 he had just gotten from the bank hanging out of his bag. Then there are the social media photos of some of the men flashing the money posted that night, she said. Allen and Williams went inside the motorcycle shop to buy masks, she said. The men then got back into the SUV and sped off, taking with them the $50,000 the rapper had in his designer bag. [is accused of being the shooter](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-make-second-arrest-rapper-xxxtentacion-s-murder-n890536), while his friend, Trayon Newsome, 24, is accused of being the other gunman. The other man was trying to pull the rapper’s gold chain from his neck. If I sit....” Kerr said, his voicing trailing off until he stopped to regain his composure.

Robert Allen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and agreed to testify against the other men accused of killing XXXTentacion.

According to Allen, Boatwright and Newsome were the masked men seen in surveillance footage of the shooting. Allen, who went inside the dealership, claimed he advised the men to not go through with the robbery. Allen named Boatwright as the man who shot and killed XXXTentacion outside of a Florida dealership in June 2018.

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The 20-year-old musician was shot in 2018 outside a Florida motorcycle store.

Prosecutor Pascale Achille said in court that as the rapper left the store in his BMW, Williams cut off the sports car with his SUV as Boatwright and Newsome rushed the rapper's car to rob him. The three suspects are accused of going to Riva Motorsports on June 18, 2018, to buy masks with plans to commit armed robberies, but then allegedly decided to target XXXTentacion when they saw him inside the store. One of the lawyers, Mauricio Padilla, told jurors: "For Broward County, for everyone involved, this was a nightmare."