Friends and family are mourning the loss of the musician Half Ounce.
According to a news release shared by the Los Angeles Police Department on October 4, authorities rushed to the scene of the 700th block of South New Hampshire Avenue at 11:30 p.m. after receiving “multiple calls radio about the shot, with a man shouting. . . ”
Upon arrival, police said they placed a victim in front of an apartment building, unresponsive, with gunshot wounds. Paramedics declared him dead at the scene.
The LA County Coroner’s Office confirmed to NBC4 Los Angeles, rapper Half Ounce, was born Latauriisha O’Brienwas the man who was shot dead.
Police also told Fox 11 that O’Brien was on the phone with his pregnant wife when she heard gunshots and also rushed to the scene. The musician is survived by an 8-year-old daughter, a 2-year-old son, and a 9-month-old son.
