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California rapper Half Ounce killed in Los Angeles shooting

Author

Sarah Richards

Published Jan 14, 2026

A Southern California rapper was fatally shot in Koreatown early Tuesday morning, cops stated.

Half Ounce, additionally called Latauriisha O’Brien, was observed suffering from numerous gunshot wounds in the front of an condominium building, in line with police.

Authorities acquired calls reporting nearly 30 rounds of gunshots fired near the seven-hundred block of South New Hampshire Avenue.

Paramedics said the 33-year-old dead on the scene.

Police investigated the crime scene for 6 hours and collected records approximately the alleged shooter being a person in dark clothing who drove off southbound in a dark-coloured SUV.

Family individuals instructed NBC4, that the rapper became a father of 3 youngsters and had a fourth infant due subsequent year.

BREAKING: Family confirms to @foxla that the man shot and killed in Koreatown last night is rapper Half Ounce. His wife, who is pregnant, tells me she was on the phone with him as he walked home when she heard gunfire.

— Gigi Graciette (@GigiGraciette) October 4, 2022


Lieutenant John Radtke of the Los Angeles Police Department is looking for any data and hints to assist remedy this brutal crime. He encourages neighborhood citizens to share protection digital camera footage or any intel on what may have befell.