LOS ANGELES (KGTV) -- Police officers in riot gear were called in to monitor an event for slain rapper XXXTentacion on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles Tuesday night.
#LIVE Crowd on Melrose for #XXXTentacion event is blocking streets and dancing; police are calling in extra units for crowd control https://t.co/CDKVaWLJl5 pic.twitter.com/dd4M7AVyyr
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 20, 2018
The Rapper was shot and killed Monday while reportedly shopping for motorcycles in South Florida.
More than 300 crowded the area on Melrose - even climbing on an ABC affiliate's news van.
#LIVE Crowds at #XXXTentacion event climb on top of ABC7 news van https://t.co/CDKVaWLJl5 pic.twitter.com/OH0p0YJl0A
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 20, 2018
Around 9:30 p.m., many people ran through the street and split off into two groups on either side of the road that was blocked off by police, according to ABC7 LA.
10News streamed the beginning of the event. Watch here:
