PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia rapper known as Phat Geez was shot and killed in North Philadelphia late Sunday night, according to video and reports.
Police said officers were sent to the 1200 block of North Taney Street shortly after 10 p.m. where they located a man lying in the street. He had been shot multiple times.
The victim, identified as Derrick Gant, was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead around 10:30 p.m. Gant performed under the name Phat Geez.
Philadelphia police said they found multiple cartridge casings from a handgun at the scene and have video of the shooting, and that it appears Gant had an interaction with a person or people inside a vehicle on Taney Street just before he was killed.
Capt. Anthony Ginaldi told reporters that it appeared someone inside the car extended their arm out from the passenger side of the vehicle and fired a gun multiple times, hitting Gant in the chest. They believe the car involved fled north on Taney Street.