\n\tBronx rapper Suave Drilly <\/a>was shot and killed in New York City on Wednesday evening (Oct. 15). The NYPD confirmed to Billboard<\/em> that the 27-year-old, born John Martinez, was transported to a local hospital following the shooting, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to ABC7<\/a>, Drilly was shot multiple times in the torso after leaving a parole office in Mott Haven just shy of 6 p.m. ET. Witness Clarisa Alayeto saw the situation play out and called the police after seeing a group of men, fitted in ski masks, rush the parole office and open fire on Martinez.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe\u2019ve been talking with the state about getting this parole office relocated,\u201d Alayeto told reporters. \u201cPeople retaliate; this is what it seems like. People know that a releasee is trying to see their PO, and that\u2019s the time they try to maximize and attack, and then the people around are the people who are caught, unfortunately, in the mix.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThree assailants were reportedly seen fleeing after the shooting. A crowd gathered at the scene, and emergency workers attempted to revive Martinez before transporting him to Lincoln Hospital. \u201cPeople were getting close, and they were like back up back up with their guns out,\u201d Alayeto added.<\/p>\n \n\tPer the New York Daily News<\/em><\/a>, Martinez \u2014 who teamed up with Blizzy Drilly for \u201cDanger\u201d in June \u2014 was previously indicted in 2022, among a group of 20 individuals in the Bronx, for a series of alleged shootings in the NYC borough. He was convicted of a first-degree attempted gang assault charge in 2023, but received parole in January 2024.<\/p>\n \n\tPolice say the investigation remains ongoing and no arrests have been made. <\/p>\n
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