Rapper Suave Drilly Shot & Killed in New York City

Bronx rapper Suave Drilly was changeable and killed successful New York City connected Wednesday evening (Oct. 15). The NYPD confirmed to Billboard that the 27-year-old, calved John Martinez, was transported to a section infirmary pursuing the shooting, wherever helium was pronounced dead.

According to ABC7, Drilly was changeable aggregate times successful the torso aft leaving a parole bureau successful Mott Haven conscionable shy of 6 p.m. ET. Witness Clarisa Alayeto saw the concern play retired and called the constabulary aft seeing a radical of men, fitted successful skis masks, unreserved the parole bureau and unfastened occurrence connected Martinez.

“We’ve been talking with the authorities astir getting this parole bureau relocated,” Alayeto told reporters. “People retaliate; this is what it seems like. People cognize that a releasee is trying to spot their PO, and that’s the clip they effort to maximize and attack, and past the radical astir are the radical who are caught, unfortunately, successful the mix.”

Three assailants were reportedly seen fleeing aft the shooting. A assemblage gathered astatine the scene, and exigency workers attempted to revive Martinez earlier transporting him to Lincoln Hospital. “People were getting close, and they were similar backmost up backmost up with their guns out,” Alayeto added.

Per the New York Daily News, Martinez — who teamed up with Blizzy Drilly for “Danger” successful June — was antecedently indicted successful 2022, among a radical of 20 individuals successful the Bronx, for a bid of alleged shootings successful the NYC borough. He was convicted of a first-degree attempted pack battle complaint successful 2023, but received parole successful January 2024.

Police accidental the probe remains ongoing and nary arrests person been made.