Rap star AKA shot dead age 35
AKA has been shot dead at the age of 35. The rap star – whose real name was Kiernan Forbes – became known after releasing his single ‘Victory Lap’ in 2010 and went on to release four studio albums but is said to have been shot and killed as he approached his car in the coastal city of Durban in his native South Africa when “two armed people approached from across the street and fired several shots at close range before running away”, according to The New York Times. In a statement posted to Instagram, his parents Tony and Lynn said: “It is with extreme sadness that we acknowledge the passing o...