L.A. hitmaker’s red hat led accused killers to mistake him for gang rival, police say

Ray Jacobs, a singer who co-wrote hits for Justin Bieber and DJ Khaled, had just left a West Adams bar when a silver Chevrolet Impala and white Mercedes-Benz SUV pulled alongside.

Muzzle flashes erupted from the cars’ open windows, a Los Angeles Police Department officer testified at a hearing last month.

Jacobs, 31, who performed under the name August 08 , was killed Aug. 26, 2023, in what prosecutors assert was a case of mistaken identity…

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