Rapper Silento Arrested, Charged With Murdering Cousin
On 2/2/21 at 5:44 AM EST
Atlanta rapper Silento has been arrested and charged with the murder of his cousin.
The 23-year-old performer, real name Ricky Hawk, is best known for the 2015 hit Watch Me Whip/Nae Nae. He is accused of shooting and killing his cousin Frederick Rooks last month.
DeKalb County Police Department confirmed that Hawk was arrested on 1 February. Rooks was found shot dead on 21 January.
Hawk is now being held in DeKalb County Jail and is charged with murder. Today, Ricky Hawk, 23, was arrested for the murder of his cousin Frederick Rooks, 34, reads the statement from authorities. On January 21, the DeKalb County Police Department investigated Rooks death after he was found shot on Deep Shoals Circle. Hawk is in the DeKalb County Jail charged with Murder.
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Rapper Silento has been arrested and charged with the murder of his cousin.
DeKalb County Police Department confirmed that Silento, real name Ricky Hawk, was arrested on 1 February after his cousin, Frederick Rooks, was found shot dead on 21 January.
The 23-year-old had a hit with his single Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) in 2015, which reached No.3 in America and No.19 in the UK.
He s currently being held in DeKalb County Jail and is charged with murder.
According to XXL magazine, the 34-year-old victim was found bleeding heavily after suffering gunshot wounds to his face and leg in a suburb of Georgia, US.
DeKalb County Police Department statement
Silento, whose real name is Richard Ricky Hawk is believed to have shot Rooks on January 21, with cops finding the victim in the middle of a street with several gunshot wounds .
The fatal incident is said to have happened on Deep Shoals Circle in Panthersville, Georgia at around 3.30am, where Rooks was pronounced dead on the scene.
It is unclear what triggered the attack, with police launching an investigation which is on-going.
Today, Ricky Hawk, 23, was arrested for the murder of his cousin Frederick Rooks, 34. On January 21, the DeKalb County Police Department investigated Rooks death after he was found shot on Deep Shoals Circle. Hawk is in the DeKalb County Jail charged with Murder. #WeAreDKPDpic.twitter.com/AfaA8CtXgx DeKalb County Police Department (@DeKalbCountyPD) February 1, 2021