XXXTentacion Murder: First Gunman Arrested
July 11 2018, Updated 2:18 p.m. ET
The first gunman has been arrested in connection to rapper XXXTentacion's brutal murder, RadarOnline.com has learned.
to the Broward Sheriff's Office, Michael Boatwright, 22, was taken into custody this July 5 as he exited a Deerfield Beach business. They believed him to be one of the criminals who attached the beloved performer on June 18 and contributed to his death.
Boatwright was arrested on July 5 on unrelated drug charges and five days later was served with an arrest warrant for first-degree murder while at the BSO Main Jail.
He faces an additional charge of first degree murder.
Tattoo artist Dedrick Devonshay Williams, 22, was also arrested in connection to XXXTentacion's murder. He was charged with grand theft auto, and operating a vehicle without a driver's license.
Detectives are still searching for a second gunman who was reportedly with Boatwright when the murder occurred.
They are also looking for person of interest Robert Allen, 22. He is wanted on a felony warrant for violation of probation for possession of PVP and carrying a concealed firearm; cops want to know what he knows of the killing.
XXXTentacion died of a shot wound to the head in July 18 after being transported to a nearby Miami hospital.
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