Rapper Trouble Killed in Home Invasion at Residence of ‘Female Friend'

Atlanta-area sheriff's officials said the hip-hop star was visiting a woman when a man in a "domestic situation" with her broke in and opened fire

Robb Cohen/Invision/AP Trouble performs during the V-103 Live Pop Up Concert at Philips Arena on Saturday, March 31, 2018, in Atlanta.

Rapper Trouble, best known for his music showing the grittier side of life in his hometown, Atlanta, was killed in a shooting early Sunday, authorities said. He was 34 years old.

Trouble, whose real name was Mariel Semonte Orr, died in a 3:20 a.m. home invasion at Lake St. James Apartments in Conyers, about 25 miles east of Atlanta, Rockdale County Sheriff's spokesperson Jedidia Canty said at a news conference Sunday.

A suspect, identifed as Jamichael Jones, 33, of Atlanta, was being sought on warrants based on allegations of murder, home invasion and aggravated assault, Canty said.

In a post on Instagram on Sunday, Def Jam, one of the rapper's record labels, shared condolences with Trouble's family.

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