Police ID suspects in rapper’s shooting
Forest Hill police said they’ve identified the two people suspected in a double shooting that left a North Texas rapper and his 5-year-old daughter dead.
FOREST HILL, Texas – Forest Hill police said they’ve identified the two people suspected in a double shooting that left a North Texas rapper and his 5-year-old daughter dead.
Capital murder suspects identified
What we know:
The shooting suspects are 24-year-old Adonis Robinson and 21-year-old Jakobe Russell.
Police have issued capital murder warrants for both men, who are from Fort Worth. They are both still on the run.
“They’re scared. They’re cowards. They’re hiding. We ask the public, please, you know where they’re at? Let us know,” said Forest Hill Police Chief David Hernandez.
Anyone with information about them is asked to call 911.
Anonymous tips are also welcome through Crime Stoppers by calling 713-222-2TIPS.
“I want to reaffirm to the community that we will hold criminals accountable. We’re not going to allow them to come in here and think they can get away with it,” Chief Hernandez said.
Public records show Robinson has a violent criminal history. He was arrested in 2019 and later convicted for the assault of a woman who was walking along a trail near Marine Creek Reservoir.
He’s now a registered sex offender.
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What we don’t know:
The police chief said detectives still don’t know the motive for the deadly shooting.
He did not release information on whether the victims and the suspects knew each other, pointing out that the Texas Rangers are the lead agency in the investigation.
“Based on the music industry he’s a part of, it’s all part of the investigation. Like I said earlier, we are in a fact-finding base. Everything that’s been put out is being reviewed and analyzed by the Texas Rangers, Chief Hernandez said.
It’s not clear if Robinson and Russell are hiding out in the DFW metroplex. However, they are the subjects of a nationwide BOLO, or “be on the lookout” alert.
“They are dangerous. They are armed. And we need you to please call 911 and let our police officers respond and take appropriate action,” the chief said.
G$ Lil Ronnie killed in targeted attack
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Still images obtained by TMZ show Ronnie Sibley, a Texas rapper also known as G$ Lil Ronnie, running across the parking lot of the car wash, and two men chasing him while opening fire. His daughter, 5-year-old R’mani Sibley, was killed while in the maroon Challenger.
The backstory:
Two men allegedly shot and killed 30-year-old Ronnie Sibley and his daughter, R’mani Sibley, at Slappy’s Car Wash in broad daylight on Monday.
Images obtained by TMZ appear to show Ronnie, also known as rapper G$ Lil Ronnie, being chased across the parking lot.
His daughter had been dropped off by her mother moments before she was killed.
Police said the pair of suspects took off in a white Kia.
Forest Hill Homicides
Monday’s double shooting marks the fourth and fifth homicides in Forest Hill this year. The city had no homicides in all of 2024.
None of the incidents were connected, Chief Hernandez said.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Forest Hill Police Department, a spokesman for the family, and past news coverage.
