Cutty Banks
A man shot and killed outside Wells Fargo Bank at the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo Dec. 19 has been identified as Melota Lemafa Lasi Jr., 30, of San Jose, the San Mateo County Coronerâs Office said.
Lasi was a rap artist who performed under the name Cutty Banks. San Mateo police are investigating any connection between his murder and the recent killing of Ueta Savelio Muasika Jr., 30, an artist who performed under the name Juice Boi. Muasika was shot and killed in the 19th Avenue Park neighborhood of San Mateo Oct. 30. Both murders happened around 9:30 a.m., and both men were specifically targeted and killed.