XXXTentacion shot dead: Chart-topping US rapper, 20, killed in Florida

XXXTentacion: The US rapper was shot dead in Florida
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Chart-topping US rapper XXXTentacion has been shot dead in Florida aged 20.

The popular hip-hop star was reportedly gunned down while shopping for a motorcycle in Miami on Monday.

Police in Broward County said XXXTentacion, whose real name is Jahseh Onfroy, was rushed to hospital and later pronounced dead.

The young artist was often described as one of rap's most controversial stars and was facing domestic violence charges.

In a statement released on Twitter, the Broward Sheriff's Office said: "The adult male that was taken to the hospital has been pronounced dead.

"The adult male victim has been confirmed as 20-year-old Jahseh Onfroy aka rapper XXXTentacion."

Police had said they had been called to the scene of a shooting in Deerfield Beach.

They received a call at 3.57pm local time.

XXXTentacion's short career was overshadowed by alleged incidents of domestic violence and at the time of his death he was facing 15 felony charges.

They included counts of false imprisonment, aggravated battery of a pregnant woman and domestic battery by strangulation, for alleged incidents involving his ex-girlfriend in 2016.

XXXTentacion, from Florida, released two studio albums, 17 and ?, with the latter reaching number one on the Billboard 200 chart in March.

In May, he was one of the artists temporally banned from Spotify's in-house playlists due to its policy of not promoting artists with a history of alleged hateful conduct.

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