Where was Rollie Bands killed? Tributes pour in as Florida rapper passes away

The sudden killing of Rollie Bands has left netizens in shock (Image via @rolliebands/Instagram)
The sudden killing of Rollie Bands has left netizens in shock (Image via @rolliebands/Instagram)

Florida rapper Rollie Bands was shot dead over the weekend after he challenged his enemies to meet him at his apartment. The shooting took place minutes after Bands posted a message to his enemies on social media. The message said:

“A lot of these n**gas know where I live at fr. I sleep in peace. If a n**ga want smoke I’m at my crib in 5 minutes.”

Soon after, police received a call reporting that a man had been gunned down in the parking area of an apartment complex. It was later discovered that this was the parking lot outside Bands' house, where the young rapper was shot by his enemies.

Rollie Bands posted a story on social media minutes before getting shot by enemies (Image via @rolliebands/ Instagram)
Rollie Bands posted a story on social media minutes before getting shot by enemies (Image via @rolliebands/ Instagram)

The suspected gunman, however, fled the scene. As per police reports, as soon as officials reached the spot, they rushed the rapper to a nearby hospital where he unfortunately succumbed to his injuries.

Reports from Fox 13 suggest that Bands was followed all the way home and shot just outside his apartment. According to investigators, preliminary reports suggest that Bands knew the suspect(s) well.

Rollie Bands was a popular hip hop artist raised in Tampa, Florida and was known for his songs like Struggle, Close Ties and many more. Being active on social media, he had an Instagram following of more than 5400 people.


Tributes pour in for Rollie Bands as netizens warn against revealing personal information on social media

Netizens who heard about the young rapper's untimely demise, flooded social media with tributes and condolence messages.

Many netizens also took this opportunity to talk about how social media can be an unsafe space to leak your whereabouts, pointing out how the Florida rapper challenging his rivals and sharing his location on social media cost him his life.


This is not the first case of a hip-hop artist being murdered by rivals. Back in July 2021, KTS Dre was killed in Chicago, just outside the Cook County jail of Little Village. Two armed men shot the 31-year-old rapper as he was being freed from jail. Similarly, Supa Gates was shot at St John's Place in April 2021.

As for Rollie Bands, the killer(s) are yet to be identified and no arrests have been made in the case so far.

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