Pop Smoke will be laid to rest in his hometown of Brooklyn.
According to the late rapper's death certificate, which was obtained by TMZ, Pop's body was transported back to Brooklyn soon after his death. His family reportedly held a private ceremony for close friends and family last weekend. Pop's final burial is scheduled for later this week.
The 20-year-old rapper, born Bashar Jackson, was shot and killed on February 19. According to TMZ, two men wearing masks and hoodies broke into the Brooklyn native's Hollywood Hills rental home around 4:30 a.m. and opened fire — fatally wounding Smoke — before fleeing the scene. The up-and-coming artist was pronounced dead upon arriving at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood.
Pop's death certificate additionally revealed that doctors tried to save his life by performing a thoracotomy on the left side of his chest — meaning they opened it — after he was rushed to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite their efforts, he passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 5:12 AM.
Pop Smoke's cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the torso. Per the document, the shooting and his death was "rapid."
The Los Angeles Police Department is still trying to figure out whether Pop was the victim of a random robbery or if it was a targeted hit.
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