According to reports, the 38-year old victim was shot and killed backstage during the concert on Friday night.
So far, authorities are still looking for the suspect that they describe as “a man in his 20’s with short hair who was wearing a red baseball cap, white pants and a black shirt.”
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
Wiz took to twitter to express his condolences and announce the cancellation of his next gig.
Read his tweets:
Due to a situation out of our control, tonight’s UTIOM show is cancelled.
— We Dem Boyz (@wizkhalifa) August 23, 2014
This was a senseless tragedy. Violence is never the answer. My prayers go out to the victim’s family.
— We Dem Boyz (@wizkhalifa) August 23, 2014
Famed hip-hop rapper Jay Jenkins, known as "Young Jeezy," was arrested on Sunday in relation to a deadly shooting at a Wiz Khalifa concert, police said."Six people, including Jenkins, were arrested at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California, on Sunday for possession of an assault riffle," said Lt. Saul Jaeger of the Mountain View Police Department.
Law enforcement continues to pursue an active investigation, though no arrests have been made in Friday's homicide, Jaeger said. All six people were "cooperative" in the related arrest on Sunday, Jaeger said.
Bail is set at $1 million for Jenkins, who is being held at the Orange County Police Department close to where the arrest occurred, said Lt. Jeff Hallock of the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Y Jeezy again this year...no good guy in US of A and all the gees gone worse
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