Crime & Safety
Reputed Gang Member Pleads Not Guilty To Killing L.A. Rapper
A reputed gang member has plead not guilty in court in connection with the July 2017 Inglewood shooting death of rapper Shawn Mack.
LOS ANGELES -- A reputed gang member pleaded not guilty in court on Thursday in connection with shooting death of an up-and-coming rapper in Inglewood over two years ago.
Andre Jeremy Garcia-Brown, 24, is charged with murder for the July 6, 2017, slaying of Shawn Ivy, a 24-year-old hip-hop artist who performed under the name Sean Mack.
Garcia-Brown is also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and there are gang allegations, as well, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
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Officers responded at 2:20 a.m. on July 6, 2017, to the 600 block of Hardin Drive in Inglewood to investigate a shots-fired call and found the rapper dead at the scene, Inglewood police said.
About 200 people attended a vigil for Ivy later that evening.
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Garcia-Brown has been behind bars since October 2017 on unrelated charges, according to jail records.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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