DJ Megatron killed when he went to buy marijuana
March 29th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattLos Angeles, Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) DJ Megatron was reportedly going to buy pot when he was shot on Sunday. The HOT 97 disc jockey was on a phone with a friend and told him that he was out to buy marijuana.
When the phone went dead, the friend thought Megatron had hung up but according to the police, that was the moment that he had been shot. Investigators are struggling to come up with clues on who might have shot the radio and TV personality.
Several people turned up at Staten Island to mourn the 32-year-old who was born Corey McGriff. Megatron had been staying at his brother’s apartment for some time now. According to the police, Megatron was shot at about 2 a.m. on Sunday morning when he ventured out of the apartment. The incident took place at 118 Osgood.
The police identified that there was a single shot to his chest. The police have ruled out robbery although they are yet to identify the motive for the killing.
The police are looking for four people who according to the New York Times were seen running away from the scene of the incident.
About 50 people attended the vigil on Monday at the location where Megatron was killed.
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