COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — The victim of a deadly shooting in Columbus’ Victorian Village neighborhood was a popular rapper from Florida with millions of followers.
Columbus police said after getting a 911 call from a woman who reported a shooting, officers went around 5 a.m. Saturday to the 300 block of West 3rd Avenue. They found 22-year-old Michael Andre Robinson, also known as rapper Ralan Styles, suffering from a gunshot wound in the area. Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene by 5:10 a.m.
Styles was born in Tallahassee, Florida and has millions of plays on his songs dating back to 2020, according to his Spotify page. His most played song was a remix of the popular children’s song “Baby Shark,” which has garnered more than 32 million plays on Spotify and over 1 million views on YouTube as of Monday.
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On Friday, Styles uploaded a photo slideshow on Instagram and tagged Columbus as the location for the post. His brother, rapper Lil Goat, has posted tributes to Robinson on his Instagram account since Saturday.