Rapper D4vd’ charged with murder of 14-year-old girl

Rising music star D4vd faces first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl in Los Angeles. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Rapper D4vd’ charged with murder of 14-year-old girl

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Los Angeles County prosecutors have filed a first-degree murder charge against the chart-topping rapper and singer known as D4vd, born David Burke, for the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The incident occurred in the Westlake district of Los Angeles on the evening of May 14. According to the criminal complaint, Burke, 19, is accused of firing multiple shots from a vehicle, striking the teenager who was standing on a sidewalk. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The complaint includes a special circumstance allegation of intentional discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, making the defendant eligible for life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. D4vd, who rose to global fame virtually overnight with his viral hits "Romantic Homicide" and "Here With Me," was arrested without incident at his home in a gated community in Calabasas three days after the shooting. Investigators have not disclosed a motive but stated the attack did not appear to be random. The Los Angeles Police Department's Gang and Narcotics Division is leading the investigation, though officials have not publicly linked the case to gang activity. Burke is being held without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility and is scheduled for arraignment next week. The victim, Celeste Rivas Hernandez, was an eighth-grade student at John Liechty Middle School, described by her principal as a bright and kind student with a passion for art. Her death has sent shockwaves through her school and the densely populated Westlake neighborhood, an area that has seen a complex mix of gentrification and persistent street violence. Community leaders have organized vigils, calling for an end to the gun violence that too often claims young lives. "Celeste was just beginning. She had her whole life ahead of her. This is a devastating loss for our family and our community," a family spokesperson said in a brief statement. The case presents a stark and jarring contrast to the artist's public persona. D4vd's music, often melancholic and introspective, cultivated a massive Gen Z fanbase online, with his tracks accumulating billions of streams. His background, frequently...

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