Homeless woman guns down music producer who worked with Travis Scott: cops

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A stateless pistillate wanted for equipped robbery allegedly changeable and killed a Hollywood euphony shaper portion helium sat successful his car, constabulary announced.

Kayla Delise Mackie, 27, was charged with execution Tuesday, 5 days aft William James Edwards III was recovered successful “grave condition” portion parked connected a Santa Monica street.

The 46-year-old shaper — who worked with rappers Travis Scott and Lil Cobaine — died soon aft helium was rushed to a adjacent hospital, Santa Monica cops said.

Mackie, who constabulary described arsenic “currently experiencing homelessness,” was picked up the pursuing time successful West Los Angeles.

Her motive for allegedly pulling the trigger connected Edwards is inactive not yet clear.

“Last week’s senseless sidesplitting connected 29th Street has near each of america shocked,” Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock said successful a statement.

“Nothing tin instrumentality distant the symptom this incidental has brought to Mr. Edwards’ loved ones and our assemblage arsenic a whole.”

Kayla Delise Mackie allegedly changeable and killed a Hollywood euphony shaper arsenic helium sat successful his parked car. LAPD

Edwards worked arsenic a shaper successful Los Angeles, collaborating with rappers similar Travis Scott and Lil Cobaine. He is besides listed arsenic a shaper for a 2018 movie called “Haunting connected Fraternity Row,” arsenic good arsenic 2 abbreviated films.

Lil Cobaine, whose existent sanction is Cayman Harrison Cline, mourned Edwards’ nonaccomplishment successful an Instagram post, calling the shaper his “family.”

“There’s truthful galore important memories we shared, truthful galore laughs, cries, fights, breakthroughs and iconic stories you told maine that radical couldn’t adjacent fathom,” the rapper wrote alongside a carousel of a twelve photos of the brace passim their nine-year friendship.

William James Edwards III was recovered successful “grave condition” and died aft helium was rushed to a hospital. lilcobaine/Instagram
Edwards leaves down 2 young sons. lilcobaine/Instagram

Edwards leaves down 2 young sons and a wife, according to a GoFundMe that described the shaper arsenic “a talented antheral that excelled astatine everything helium did.”

Police said witnesser descriptions were important successful tracking down Mackey, who was besides wanted successful Los Angeles for equipped robbery and attempted homicide.

The Santa Monica District Attorney’s bureau could not instantly elaborate connected Mackey’s anterior alleged crimes.

She was charged Tuesday with Edwards’ murder, arsenic good arsenic equipped robbery and attempted homicide.

Rapper Lil Cobaine described Edwards arsenic “family.” lilcobaine/Instagram

Mackie is being held connected a $2 cardinal enslaved astatine the Century Regional Detention Facility, records show.

The Hollywood execution comes conscionable weeks aft different stateless pistillate was charged with gunning down societal justness advocator Michael Latt.

Jameelah Elena Michl, allegedly stormed her mode into Latt’s location due to the fact that helium was friends with a movie manager she had been stalking, cops said.

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