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The suspect in the deadly Nashville robbery of a California rapper with ties to Justin Bieber and a group of friends was free on bond for a 2021 murder at the time of the deadly stickup outside a music studio Saturday, according to city police.
Christopher Cheeks, a 32-year-old rapper known as Chris King, died with a gunshot wound after encountering a group of muggers along Hayes Street, police said. Another man with Cheeks at the time also suffered a gunshot wound.
Nashville detectives were on the hunt for Adrian Cameron, a 19-year-old who is supposed to be wearing an ankle monitor in connection with the murder of another man named Josh Evans, 50, who police found shot dead in the Cumberland River.
Nashville police were seeking Adrian Cameron, 19, in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper Chris King outside a music studio Saturday. The suspect was out on bond in connection with a 2021 murder at the time of the crime. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)
Bieber and other celebrities offered condolences on social media after news of Cheeks’ death.
“Love you bro,” Bieber shared when he reposted Cheeks’ photo of them together in an Instagram Story to his 292 million followers. “This one hurts. Please keep his family in your prayers. See you in paradise, brother.”
Justin Bieber poses during a new studio photo shoot August 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Bieber and slain rapper Chris King spent more than a year as roommates in the 2010s, according to their social media posts. (Mike Rosenthal/Getty Images)
Cameron’s father, who detectives had wanted to speak with while investigating Evans’ case, died after opening fire on a Nashville SWAT team outside his motel hideout, according to the Tennessean newspaper.
His son was a minor at the time of Evans’ murder and spent six months as a fugitive before surrendering at the city’s juvenile detention center, police said previously.
Anyone with information on the younger Cameron’s whereabouts is asked to call police at 615-742-7463.
