{"id":92196,"date":"2024-04-23T10:31:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/23\/chris-king-killed-in-nashville-justin-bieber-other-stars-mourn-rapper\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:31:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:31:38","slug":"chris-king-killed-in-nashville-justin-bieber-other-stars-mourn-rapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/23\/chris-king-killed-in-nashville-justin-bieber-other-stars-mourn-rapper\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris King Killed in Nashville; Justin Bieber, Other Stars Mourn Rapper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tragic news today out of the world of music and entertainment:<\/p>\n<p>Chris King (real name: Christopher Cheeks) was shot and killed in Nashville, Tennessee on April 20 in a incident that left others wounded, police confirmed in a press release late Monday. <\/p>\n<p>He was 32 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rapper-chris-king-dead-trippie-80541042-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Chris King picture\" class=\"wp-image-498394 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rapper-chris-king-dead-trippie-80541042-copy.jpg 672w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rapper-chris-king-dead-trippie-80541042-copy-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rapper-chris-king-dead-trippie-80541042-copy.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chris King is dead at the very young age of 32. RIP.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The musician \u2014 who was close friends with Justin Bieber, Machine Gun Kelly, Keke Palmer and Trippie Redd, \u2014 was in an alley with acquaintances when were shots fired in the downtown region of this city.<\/p>\n<p>Via the aforementioned press release, authorities said a man approached King and tried to rob him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe [surviving] 29-year-old victim reported the group was hanging out cordially for some time before the three suspects attempted to rob his group of friends,\u201d police said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was then that he heard gunfire and realized he was struck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gunfire soon broke out\u2026 and King was eventually found in the parking garage of the Hayes Street Hotel. <\/p>\n<p>He was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he passed away.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber plays hockey\" class=\"wp-image-498395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber plays hockey\" class=\"wp-image-498395 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1983216429-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin Bieber of Team Matthews warms up prior to the 2024 Honda NHL All-Star Game on February 3, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Claus Andersen\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the news of King\u2019s murder, Bieber shared a heartfelt tribute to his friend and former housemate on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove you bro,\u201d the singer wrote in an April 20 Instagram Story. \u201cThis one hurts. Please keep his family in your prayers. See you in paradise brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In December, King \u2014 who served as the CEO and founder of Snotty Nose Records \u2014 uploaded a photo and video with Bieber, revealing at the time that he and the artist had lived together nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0TawbluKZl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Elsewhere, Keke Palmer shared a throwback photo of herself and King in a tribute posted to Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish I had more photos but it\u2019s actually perfect because this is exactly how it began. iChat sessions with you and Marcel back in the 2Much days,\u201d Palmer wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying rest in peace. This is terrible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou always knew how to make everyone laugh. Your kindness was present no matter what room you were in. Everybody was and wanted to be your friend. We will miss you. Until we meet again, rest heavenly brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6CQfsVOqlt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Then there was Trippie Redd, who wrote online:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love you. Until we meet again twin! I would not be where I am today without @whoischrisking. He introduced me to @elliotgrainge &amp; @milothelight ???? And he had the best energy always. He had so many friends and it shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris was rare,\u201d Machine Gun Kelly remarked on Trippie\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p>King began his career over a 10 years ago, releasing several mixtapes and LPs during that time.<\/p>\n<p>His most popular work includes the \u201cLuck of the Snotty\u201d series; and he released his final project, a song titled \u201cSeeing Double Seeing Double,\u201d on April 8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May Chris King rest in peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA0L2NocmlzLWtpbmcta2lsbGVkLWluLW5hc2h2aWxsZS1qdXN0aW4tYmllYmVyLW90aGVyLXN0YXJzLW1vdXJuLXJhcHBlci8=\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tragic news today out of the world of music and entertainment: Chris King (real name: Christopher Cheeks) was shot and killed in Nashville, Tennessee on April 20 in a incident that left others wounded, police confirmed in a press release late Monday. He was 32 years old. Chris King is dead at the very young [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-92196","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}