Aspiring D.C. rapper fatally shot while filming music video

theGrio REPORT - An aspiring D.C. rapper and YouTube video artist was shot and killed while filming a music video in Maryland, authorities told ABC7 News on Thursday.

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An aspiring D.C. rapper and YouTube video artist was shot and killed while filming a music video in Maryland, sources told ABC7 News.

According to police, 21-year-old Keaway Lafonz Ivy was filming a rap video, along with as many 20 people, when a gun being used a prop was fired; tragically, Ivy was hit and killed. Authorities are questioning numerous people as they investigate the death to try to determine whether it was an accidental shooting or intentional.

Ivy, who used the rap name Kealo, died of a gunshot wound near 62nd Place and Eastern Avenue in Seat Pleasant on Wednesday night.

Now, police are calling the fatal shooting a “homicide,” and Prince George’s County Crime Solvers are offering a $25,000 reward for information in the case leading to an arrest or indictment.

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