US EditionAtlanta rapper Silentó gets 30 years after pleading guilty to killing his cousin
- Ricky Lamar Hawk, known as rapper Silentó, was handed a 30-year prison term on June 11 after pleading guilty to the 2021 voluntary manslaughter of his cousin Frederick Rooks.
- The shooting occurred early January 21, 2021, when officers found 34-year-old Rooks with multiple gunshot wounds in a suburban Atlanta intersection.
- Hawk was taken into custody on February 1, 2021, admitted to the shooting, and entered a plea acknowledging guilt while citing mental illness for the charges of manslaughter, aggravated assault, and concealing a death as part of a negotiated agreement.
- Police recovered ballistics evidence linking casings found at the scene to Hawk’s gun, and GPS data placed his vehicle at the location near the time of the shooting.
- The sentence concludes a case marked by mental health concerns raised by his publicist and leaves details about the motive or precise events that morning unclear.
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This Wednesday, the rapper, star of the net with his title "Watch Me" was sentenced to 30 years in prison for intentional homicide. ...
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With "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" Rapper Silentó achieves a viral hit in 2015 at the age of just 17. But he also makes headlines with psychological problems and offences such as assault. Then he shoots his cousin - and is now convicted.
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