How did Pop Smoke die?

RAPPER Pop Smoke died at just 20 years old in February 2020 when four teenagers drove up to his house in an attempted robbery.

It wasn't until three years later that one of the suspects pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to his death.

Who was Pop Smoke?

Pop Smoke, whose real name was Bashar Barakah Jackson, burst onto the scene in 2019 with the single Welcome To The Party and his debut mixtape Meet The Woo.

In February 2020, he released a second Mixtape, Meet The Woo 2, with features from Quavo, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Fivio Foreign, and Lil Tjay.

At the time of his death, Jackson had an estimated net worth of $2m.

How did Pop Smoke die?

On February 19, 2020, a group of four teenagers drove to the Los Angeles house Jackson was staying in for the week. Corey Walker told prosecutors in October 2021, that at the time of the break-in, he handed his three accomplices guns, but told them not to use them.

Walker did not enter the home and said during the October 20 court hearing that he told them to use a flower vase instead of a gun.

The three remaining teenagers entered the home through the window where Jackson's companion, Amelia Rose, was lying in bed. She told Los Angeles Det. Christian Carrasco that the men were wearing ski masks, and one said, "Shut the f**k up. Do you want to die?”

They entered the bathroom where Jackson was showering with the intent to steal his gold chain and watch. Rose said she heard a gunshot, and as the men fled, she rushed out of the room to find Jackson laying at the bottom of the stairs.

Police responded to her 911 call and Jackson was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, where he was pronounced dead.