OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — A local female rapper was killed in a shooting in Oakland on Saturday afternoon during the grand opening of a beauty store. Another person was injured.
The Oakland Police Department says they are still working to identify the shooter.
Family and friends gathered outside Glamor Beauty Supply in Oakland on Sunday. Many were in tears as they paid tribute to local female rapper and entrepreneur Tan DaGod.
They confirmed to KRON4 that she was shot and killed at a grand opening event for the beauty store on Saturday. Tan posted on Instagram to her nearly 20,000 followers just before the shooting.
Tan also promoted the event a week before saying she would be at Glamor Beauty for a meet-and-greet. Shots rang out at the strip mall on 40th Street and Telegraph Avenue around 5 p.m. People ran into a donut shop to take cover.
A man who works there, who did not want to be identified, described the chaotic scene.
“I heard some shooting I thought it was part of their music,” he said.
Oakland police say when they arrived, paramedics found one gunshot victim who died at the hospital. Another gunshot victim arrived at a nearby hospital sometime later.
Police say that person is expected to be okay. They are still working to identify the shooter. As of Sunday evening, no arrests have been made.
A man who works at a Korean restaurant nearby witnessed the shooting.
Bay area rapper and philanthropist Mistah F.A.B. posted about the shooting saying he was booked to be at the same event but “God had different plans.”
He also posted saying he would always remember Tan as a hustling go-getter with a world of ambition, drive and courage.
