5 People Arrested In Connection To Pop Smoke Murder

LAPD has arrested 5 people who they believe are connected to the murder of Pop Smoke, whose real name is Bashar Jackson.

LAPD Detectives have arrested three adult males & two juvenile males related to the Feb 19th murder of Bashar Jackson, a New York based rapper known as Pop Smoke. We will provide further details as they become available.

— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 9, 2020

3 adults and 2 juveniles were taken into custody.

In the early morning hours of Feb. 19, Smoke was shot and killed inside a rental home  in the Hollywood Hills.