Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie and five-year-old daughter killed in car wash shooting
Fort Worth, Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie has been killed alongside his five-year-old daughter. The 30-year-old (real name Ronnie Smith) was at a car wash with his child when they were fatally shot on the morning of March 3rd.
Forest Hill police said two suspects opened fire just before 11am at Slappy’s Car Wash on Forest Hill Drive, just north of I-20. The suspects have been described as two black males wearing blue jeans and grey jumpers.
According to CBS News, police said the suspects fled the scene in a white, four-door Kia and approached Ronnie’s vehicle, which was in a bay at the car wash. A witness claimed they heard 20 to 30 gunshots.
A woman named Stella Houston told reporters that the victims were her nephew and his daughter, who had just celebrated her fifth birthday on March 2nd. She described Ronnie as a “good kid” and “didn’t bother nobody.”
Later that day, a suspect was identified, and a warrant was issued for capital murder. However, due to the ongoing investigation, police aren’t releasing any names. Following the incident, dozens of evidence markers were placed on the ground, and many police officers surrounded the area.
A spokesperson for Slappy’s Car Wash said the company’s employees would be praying for the victims and families, writing in a statement, “We are shocked, appalled and deeply troubled by the senseless and violent events that occurred today. Right now, there are more questions than answers.”
Ronnie has around 150,000 Instagram followers and 40,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. His biggest track, ‘Hoodfame Killuminati‘, a collaborative song with Go Yayo, has almost four million streams. Ronnie’s last album, Literally, was released in October 2023.
His last Instagram post was a photo of himself with his daughter and her friend on Valentine’s Day. “My BabyGirl Couldn’t Stand The Fact Her Friend Was Sad,” he wrote in the caption. “This Morning Her Daddy Couldn’t Make it to Donuts With Daddy This Morning So Yu Know We Let Her kno it’s Ok 2 Join us & She Can Snap it Up & That Changed her Whole Mood. My Lil Valentines Literally.”