Obituaries
Teen Murder Victim Was Local Rapper's Son
The 17-year old died Saturday. A Hayward teen shot at the same time is hospitalized.
OAKLAND, CA —A 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot in downtown Oakland early Saturday morning was identified by police today as Trevion Reddick of Vallejo.
Police said Reddick and an 18-year-old Hayward man were shot in the 1400 block of Franklin Street at about 12:10 a.m. Saturday. The Hayward man was listed in stable condition at a hospital.
Oakland police haven't determined a motive for the shooting and haven't made an arrest.
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Reddick was the son of local rapper Da'unda'dogg, whose given name is Troy Deon Reddick, according to the rapper's Facebook page.Da'unda'dogg wrote, "My son just got shot...Ima need all of y'all to pray."
The father said, "Thank y'all for all the love and support! I never share much of my personal life or memories of my family outside of music but the next few days ima share with y'all my baby who was taken from us. Rest In Peace Trevion Deonte Reddick 11/13/2000-6/30/2018."
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According to his website, Da'unda'dogg is a recording artist, producer and chief executive of Cavvy R. Records. He also owns the Da'unda'dogg clothing company and formerly was chief executive of Thizz
Entertainment.
The father's website says, "Da'unda'dogg has been a major figure on the underground West Coast music scene since the mid 1980's" and gained national recognition after being featured on the single "California Livin" in 1990 with Mac Dre.
He has released 10 solo albums and has a catalog of more than 30 releases by his label, according to his website.
— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock