New York City hip hop personality Taxstone was found guilty in connection to a 2016 shooting that killed a man at Manhattan concert venue Irving Plaza just before rapper T.I. was scheduled to perform, the Manhattan DA announced
“Campbell was convicted of killing a man and shooting three others during a tragic and deadly confrontation in a packed New York City music venue,” said Bragg. “In addition to seriously injuring his rival and killing his rival’s bodyguard, Mr. Campbell shot innocent bystanders and put hundreds of other lives at risk.”
According to prosecutors, the 37-year-old Campbell had previously made comments about the music and reputation of Troy Ave, which started a longstanding feud. Before the concert on the night of May 25, Campbell confronted and threatened Troy Ave and McPhatter around 10 p.m. in the third-floor green room at Irving Plaza, the DA’s office said. The melee began as a fist fight, but quickly devolved into a shooting. He took out a gun and shot McPhatter in the chest; the bodyguard was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Campbell, a former rapper who hosted his own"Tax Season" podcast, then grappled with Troy Ave for control of the gun. During the scuffle, Campbell shot the rapper in both his legs, prosecutors said. Another man and woman were also shot during the fight. Video shot inside the 1,025-person venue showed a chaotic scene as concertgoers rushed to the sides trying to leave the area as a group of people tended to a person on the floor.In Jan. 2017, nearly eight months after the shootings,
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