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BOGALUSA, La. (WVUE) - A 19-year-old Kentwood rapper is dead & two suspects accused of the killing are behind bars after a statewide pursuit.
Michael Brock was shot & killed after answering the door at a residence in in Bogalusa. Police say that Brock & other members of the Tangipahoa Parish-affiliated rap group “Three-13″ were staying at the home of an acquaintance due to receiving death threats on social media from a rival group.
Following an investigation, warrants were sought & obtained for the arrest of Tauj Chardez Taplin, 19, of Kentwood, identified as the shooter; and Quardavion Tyvon White, 19, of McComb, Mississippi, identified as the “get-away” driver.
Police say that Taplin & White belong to a rap group known as “The Fours” and that White is suspected of having ties to a gang from Chicago called the “Gangster Disciples”.
A spokesperson from the Bogalusa Police Department said that they were able to make the arrests using intelligence gathered from the ROCIC Intelligence Unit, multiple outside agencies, & surveillance video from the housing complex.
Detectives with the Bogalusa Police Department, with the assistance of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Kentwood Police Department, the Pike County Sheriff’s Office & the McComb Police Department, the Baton Rouge Police Department, the Louisiana State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms & many other agencies began a manhunt for the perpetrators.
Yesterday evening the suspects were found in the greater Houston area & led officers on a high-speed pursuit toward Beaumont, Texas. White was arrested in Texas after a struggle with law enforcement while Taplin escaped. Later that day, Louisiana State Police arrested Taplin outside of Lake Charles. Both White and Taplin will face charges stemming from the struggle & pursuit in the Texas jurisdiction, as well as the Calcasieu Parish jurisdiction.
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