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Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Yahoo
Lil Ronnie murder: 2nd suspect arrested in Forest Hill deadly double shooting
The Brief The manhunt continues for the second of two suspects accused of murdering two people at a car wash in Forest Hill. One of the suspects, 24-year-old Adonis Robinson, was arrested on Thursday in southeast Texas. Police are still searching for 21-year-old Jakobie Russell. Family members identified the victims as North Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie and his 5-year-old daughter, R'Mani. FOREST HILL, Texas - Both suspects wanted for the murders of North Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie and his 5-year-old daughter in Forest Hill have been captured. The backstory Police believe 21-year-old Jakobie Russell and 24-year-old Adonis Robinson, both of Fort Worth, are the gunmen from Monday's deadly shooting at Slappy's Car Wash in Forest Hill. The two men allegedly ambushed 30-year-old Ronnie Sibley and his daughter, R'mani Sibley, leaving behind dozens of shell casings. Images obtained by TMZ appear to show Sibley, also known as rapper G$ Lil Ronnie, being chased across the parking lot by two gunmen. The duo got away in a white, four-door Kia,. What we know Forest Hill police confirm Russell was taken into custody on Friday. Online jail records show him being held at the Tarrant County Jail on charges of capital murder and assault of a pregnant woman. What we don't know Police have not revealed how they tracked down Russell or where he was arrested. What we know The Texas Rangers and Fort Worth police captured Robinson on Thursday in Livingston, Texas, which is about 75 miles northeast of Houston. "We assisted on the arrest efforts," the Fort Worth Police Department said. Forest Hill police said they also recovered the vehicle the suspects used during the murders but would not reveal where it was found. Investigators haven't said what led them to the Houston area where Robinson was found. The motive for the deadly shooting remains unclear. Police also have not said how the suspects knew Sibley but said "the music industry" is part of the investigation. Robinson has a violent criminal history and is a registered sex offender, according to court records obtained by FOX 4. He was arrested in 2019 and later convicted for the assault of a woman who was walking along a trail near Marine Creek Reservoir. What they're saying Family members told FOX 4 that Sibley was an aspiring rapper who went by the name Lil Ronnie or G$ Lil Ronnie. "He was a rapper. He didn't bother nobody. He didn't target nobody. He was a family man, and he was going around rapping, okay. Why would you target him?" said Stella Houston, the victim's aunt. He lived in Crowley but made a stop in Forest Hill on Monday to see his daughter. Family spokesperson Bishop Rodney McIntosh said the young girl had just been dropped off to meet her father at the car wash minutes before the deadly gunfire. "The mother wants everyone to know she is heartbroken, and she is grieving," he said. "On behalf of the mother, I would ask them to do the right thing and come forward." Sibley also leaves behind a 12-year-old daughter, who has now lost a father and a younger sister. The Source The information in this story comes from the Forest Hill Police Department, Fort Worth Police Department, Texas Rangers, and past news coverage.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rapper and 5-Year-Old Daughter Dead After Harrowing, On-Camera Attack
Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie and his 5-year-old daughter died tragically in a shooting on Monday, and part of the horrific attack was caught on video. As TMZ reported, the 30-year-old rapper–whose legal name is Ronnie Smith–and his daughter, R'Mani, were sitting inside his car at a car wash in the Fort Worth suburb of Forest Hills at 10:45 a.m. on March 3 when two men exited a white four-door Kia and approached the vehicle, opening fire. 🎬 🎬 Police said they are currently reviewing the surveillance footage that began circulating online shortly after the attack, which shows the gunmen chasing Ronnie around the car wash before the rapper was seen on the ground next to a red car. While officers arrived minutes later, both Ronnie and R'Mani were pronounced dead at the scene. Law enforcement officials believe the attack was targeted and have issued a murder warrant for one of the shooters that they identified. "Currently, we are not ready to release the suspect's name as the investigation continues," Forest Hill said in a news release shared with local ABC affiliate WFAA. Ronnie's aunt, Stella Houston, told WFAA that her nephew had no known enemies. "He was a good kid. He was," Houston said. "He didn't bother nobody." Related: In an Instagram post from just a few weeks ago, Ronnie and R'Mani posed alongside the little girl's friend at a school Valentine's Day celebration. "My BabyGirl Couldn't Stand The Fact Her Friend Was Sad 😔 This Morning Her Daddy Couldn't Make it to Donuts With Daddy This Morning So Yu Know We Let Her kno it's Ok 2 Join us & She Can Snap it Up & That Changed her Whole Mood ❤️💙 My Lil Valentines Literally 💘," the post's caption read. In the comments on the post, fans mourned the loss of the father and daughter. "This is just terrible. Senseless and Terrible 😩the mom in me I cannot 🙏😭shambles. Straight shambles after@seeing this post," wrote one person. "This baby didn't deserve that 💔," another agreed. "Yall better find out who did this bs," someone else wrote in part. The business, which was later identified as Slappy's Car Wash, told local reporters that it is "shocked, appalled, and deeply troubled by the senseless and violent events that occurred today." "Right now, there are more questions than answers. Thankfully, law enforcement and medics responded quickly and worked to secure the area, protect and treat the victims as well as our people who were working early this morning," the statement continued. Slappy's Car Wash said it would be closed for at least two days following the fatal shooting. Next:
