Popular Rapper And His 5-Year-Old Daughter Shot Dead

A Texas rapper and his 5-year-old daughter were gunned down in broad daylight by two people accused of opening fire as the vehicle sat at a car wash near Fort Worth.

Forest Hill police officers were called to Slappy’s Car Wash just before 11 a.m. Monday for reports of a shooting, the police department said in a news release.

Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

Family members identified them as Ronnie Smith, 30, a rapper who performs under the name G$ Lil Ronnie, and his daughter, R’Mani, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported.

The girl had just celebrated her fifth birthday on Sunday, according to the station.

A suspect has been identified, and an active warrant for capital murder was issued.

Police said they are “not ready to release the suspect’s name as the investigation continues.”

Police said preliminary information indicates that two people approached Smith’s vehicle, which was stationary in a car wash bay, and “opened fire on the victims before fleeing the scene.” They fled in a white Kia, police said.

Stella Houston, Smith’s aunt, said he was a “family man” who enjoyed rapping.

“He didn’t bother nobody; he didn’t target nobody,” she said. “Why would they target him? And a baby, his baby.”