Rapper Hurricane Chris billed with 2nd-degree murder in Louisiana

The shooting took place Friday all around 1 a.m. at Texaco usefulness store, according to a press release from the Shreveport Law enforcement Section. Officers arrived and observed a male with multiple gunshot wounds.

The gentleman was determined by Caddo Parish Coroner’s Business office as Danzeria O. Farris Jr., 32, of Shreveport. He died of his wounds at Ochsner LSU Well being Shreveport Hospital, police explained.

The 31-calendar year-previous rapper, whose genuine name is Christopher J. Dooley, was discovered as a suspect in the capturing. Dooley claimed the shooting was in self-defense soon after a struggle in excess of his automobile, police said.

“Investigators were being ready to protected online video footage of the incident that detectives believe confirmed that Dooley did not act in self-protection,” the release mentioned.

Detectives figured out the vehicle in question did not belong to Dooley, but was instead described stolen from Texas.

Dooley was charged with a single depend just about every of second-diploma murder and illegal possession of stolen points. He was booked into the Shreveport Metropolis jail on Friday, in accordance to jail documents.

Dooley was determined as the rapper Hurricane Chris by several CNN affiliates.

The rapper’s assert to fame was his 2007 breakout hit “A Bay Bay.” That was followed by the 2009 strike “Halle Berry (She’s Wonderful).”

CNN’s Alta Spells contributed to this report.