The US rapper Pop Smoke was murdered, following a clear armed robbery.
Los Angeles Police told Radio 1 Newsbeat a guy was captured at his house and later declared dead, but did not affirm his identity.
However, his tag Republic Records says it is"devastated by the sudden and tragic lack of Pop Smoke".
Police responded to reports of a prosecution - a guy was subsequently taken to hospital and later declared dead.
Officers confirmed that millions of suspects entered a land in West Hollywood.
They have a call about a robbery at 04:55 PST and so were in the scene six minutes afterwards.
Picture copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionPop Smoke in the Rolling Loud Festival, Los Angeles, at December 2019
They also denied reports that a person was held in the scene but state one defendant is supposed to have had a handgun.
Pop Smoke, who this week obtained his first US top 10 record, was signed to Republic Records that has stated in a statement"our prayers and thoughts go out to his loved ones, friends and lovers, since we mourn this loss collectively."
After reports first appeared at the US tributes started flooding in for Pop Smoke, actual name Bashar Barakah Jackson - like out of friends.
Pop Smoke had a breakout hit Welcome to the Party at 2019 - that resulted in him being singled out as an artist to watch this year by Radio 1Xtra, on the station Hot For 2020 record .
The channel said he"owned the atmosphere and cadence of a rapper that has been at the sport for a long time or two more than his true age".
The track was remixed by both Nicki Minaj and Skepta.
He had been in the center of many US tour dates and was expected to visit the UK in April - with displays scheduled in London, Manchester and Birmingham.
Last year he talked about needing to make music which motivates kids that are growing up in poverty.
He advised The Face:"I create music for this child from the hood that has gotta share a bedroom like four children - that the young children growing up in poverty.
"I make songs for children like that who understand they simply gotta keep moving, that there is a better method. That is who I actually make it "
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