SAD AND SURPRISING NEWS.....RODERICK ANTHONY "Dolla" BURTON ll shot and killed.....

Police today identified the man who allegedly shot and killed Atlanta rapper Dolla at the Beverly Center as Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, of Georgia.

Berry was arrested on suspicion of murder Monday afternoon at Los Angeles International Airport as he attempted to board a plane, said officials with the Los Angeles Police Department. He is accused of killing up-and-coming rap artist Roderick Anthony Burton II, 21, known as Dolla, who died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Berry was being held on $1-million bail. He was identified as one of two suspects who allegedly fled from the mall in a silver Mercedes-Benz SUV after the 3 p.m. shooting at the La Cienega Boulevard entrance of the Westside shopping center.

Burton was shot in the head as he and another rapper, D.J. Shabbazz, waited in the valet parking area, according to his publicist, Sue Vannasing. She said Burton had been involved in an altercation with other passengers on a flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles, but it was unclear if that was related to the shooting.

LAPD officers were called to the mall on a report of a group fight, possibly involving a knife. Authorities said two suspects were seen fleeing before officers arrived.

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Roderick Anthony Burton II : Rapper "Dolla" Shot at Los Angeles Shopping Mall

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Atlanta based rapper Dolla, real name Roderick Anthony Burton.

Reports say that US rapper Dolla, real name Roderick Anthony Burton II was shot and killed at a shopping mall Monday afternoon in Los Angeles.

Atlanta, Georgia-based Roderick Anthony Burton II was shot in the head about 3:10 p.m. at the Beverly Center, according to his publicist, Sue Vannasing.

CNN said that a person of interest was later detained at the departure area of Los Angeles International Airport, quoting Los Angeles police spokeswoman Karen Rayner.

The shooting of Roderick Anthony Burton II reportedly occurred during a violent melee at the LA shopping centre. The melle at the shopping mall reportedly also involved a knife.

Roderick Anthony Burton shot in LA.

LAPD would not name a detained suspect at the airport. Witnesses say they saw the alleged shooter escape in a silver Mercedes Benz.

The shooting happened at the La Cienega Boulevard entrance of the Beverly Centre in Los Angeles, California. Witnesses reported that a woman was seen firing a handgun.

21-year-old Roderick Burton (Dolla) is perhaps best known for the single "Feelin' Myself," which was featured in the 2006 dance film Step Up.

The death of Roderick Anthony Burton II is a really sad day for the rap music industry.

“My music is universal,” said Dolla. “I can do street music or pop music. But whatever I do, I attempt to make meaningful songs with substance,” Roderick Anthony Burton once told music media.