reports<\/a> that Sinthoro Upper, real name Jamel Davis, was starting to find his footing as an artist with his song \u201cSlidin\u2019\u201d getting noticed by the likes of 50 Cent and playing on local radio. <\/p>\nOn April 12, the 16-year-old boy\u2019s mother texted him to inform him that she didn\u2019t want her son smoking inside their apartment because she was expecting a child and worried about the harm it could potentially cause. Apparently, this has been a point of contention in the home as Davis intervened to speak with the boy.<\/p>\n
The pair got into an argument, prompting the teen to go inside his bedroom and into a shoebox, retrieve a handgun, and fire on Davis twice. Davis was sent to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.<\/p>\n
The news shocked some of Davis\u2019 fans, who were all proud that his hard work in rapping was finally paying off.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s devastating for the community because we were all rooting for him, and he finally got his shot, and now he was taken away,\u201d said friend Anthony Mabry. \u201cHe is 43, and people were doubting him, people saying, \u2018Pass the mic.\u2019 But he stayed with it. And he was finally getting that taste \u2014 and it\u2019s like, \u2018You took it from him.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n
The teen was arrested on April 21 and had previous instances of domestic issues inside the home. It appears the mother also knew her son owned a handgun, which may have been the weapon he used.<\/p>\n
The teen is facing murder and criminal possession of a loaded firearm charges. It has not been reported whether he\u2019ll be charged as an adult or a juvenile. <\/p>\n
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