Rapper Lil Yase s Murder Suspects Arrested After He Made Dying Declaration
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The popular Bay Area rapper was killed in November 2020 after having a rendezvous with Jovante Williams, one of the arrested suspects, who lived and shared a child with the second suspect, Angel Butler. Apr 30, 2021
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Lil Yase s tragic death, his family is finally close to getting justice for his murder. Two people, a man and woman, have been arrested in the killing of the popular Bay Area rapper, whose real name was Alexander Mark Antonyyo Jr.
Jovante Williams and Angel Butler, both 28, were arrested on Tuesday, April 27 on a murder warrant, police said. The authorities also revealed that the motive behind the murder was a love triangle involving Butler, who was dating both Yase and Williams. The two suspects were booked on first-degree murder charges, but it s currently unclear whether Williams or Butler is suspected of firing the fatal shots.
Jovante Williams and Angel Butler, both 28, were charged with the murder of Yase on Tuesday(April 27), but Alameda prosecutors waited until later in the week to decide if whether or not they would charge one or both of the individuals responsible for Yase’s death.
Lil Yase, whose real name is Alexander Mark Antonyyo Jr., was killed after Butler was dating both Williams and Antonyyo at the same time. It isn’t clear which one of the two fired the fatal shots, but Dublin Police Cpt. Nate Schmidt said Antonyyo gave them the lead necessary to find his killers before he died. Also, DNA found on a shell casing at the crime scene was linked to Butler and Williams’ child.
Two Arrested In November Slaying of Bay Area Rapper Lil Yase
Authorities in the East Bay have arrested two individuals, a man and a woman, in connection with the murder of Lil Yase a.k.a. Mark Alexander, Jr. who was fatally shot over Thanksgiving weekend last year under circumstances that baffled his friends.
Alexander who was mistakenly identified in early reports by the name Alexander Mark Antonyyo, Jr. arrived at Valley Care Medical Center in Pleasanton around 1 a.m. on November 28 suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. It remains unclear whether he drove himself there.
Dublin police identified a crime scene near the Dublin BART station on the 5100 block of Iron Horse Parkway in Dublin. As KPIX reports, the two suspects 28-year-old Angel Butler and 28-year-old Jovante Williams were arrested Tuesday on that same block in connection with the shooting.
Two Arrested for Murder of Bay Area Rapper Lil Yase, Killed Over Love Triangle
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Two people have been arrested for the 2020 murder of Bay Area rapper Lil Yase, real name Alexander Mark Antonyyo Jr.
Jovante Williams and Angel Butler, both 28, were arrested on Tuesday (April 27) on a murder warrant. According to reports, Alameda County prosecutors will determine whether to charge one or both of them with murder today (April 29).
Police revealed that the motive behind the murder was a love triangle involving Butler, who was dating both Williams and Antonyyo. Dublin police Cpt. Nate Schmidt revealed that Antonyyo made a dying declaration about his killers while he lay dying in the hospital. Crime scene technicians also found DNA on a shell casing from the gun used to shoot Antonyyo that was linked to Butler and Williams child.