Broward County-based rapper XXXTentacion, who rose to fame while making music in his bedroom, was shot to death Monday in Deerfield Beach during an apparent robbery. 
 
 The Parkland resident, whose given name was Jahseh Onfroy, was leaving a motorcycle dealership when two gunmen ran up to his black, $147,000 BMW i8 and at least one of them fired, said Keyla Concepcion, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office. 
 
 A Louis Vuitton bag was stolen out of the BMW and the shooter wore a red mask, according to the celebrity gossip news website TMZ. 
 
 XXXTentacion, who turned 20 in January, was in the driver’s seat when he was murdered just before 4 p.m. at 3671 N. Dixie Highway in Deerfield Beach, the site of RIVA Motorsports. 
 
 The suspects fled in a dark-colored SUV, Concepcion said. 
 
 The rapper was taken to Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. 
 
 Grief-stricken friends and relatives gathered outside the hospital, hugging, crying and looking stunned. 
 
 Known simply as “X” to his fans, he was known for his experimental, punk-infused and indie rock-influenced subgenre of hip hop called SoundCloud rap. It was named for the online music streaming service that many musicians post their music on. 
 
 XXXTentacion, who grew up in Lauderhill, often revealed a morbid fascination with death, depression and suicide through his lyrics and on social media. 
 
 In a post to Instagram on an unspecified recent date, he mused about his own death, something he did with frequency. 
 
 “If I’m going to die or ever be a sacrifice, I want to make sure that my life made at least five million kids happy or they found some sort of answers or resolve in my life regardless of the negative around my name, regardless of the bad things people say to me,” he said. 
 
 John McCall / South Florida Sun Sentinel A BMW sits idle after reports of a shooting in Deerfield Beach involving rapper XXXTentacion on Monday, June 18, 2018. A BMW sits idle after reports of a shooting in Deerfield Beach involving rapper XXXTentacion on Monday, June 18, 2018. (John McCall / South Florida Sun Sentinel) 
 
 By the conclusion of the post, he had pivoted toward inspiration. 
 
 “Do not let your depression make you,” he said. “Do not let your body define your soul, let your soul find your body. Your mind is limitless. You are worth more than you can believe. All you have to do is dream and all you have to do is want to fulfill that dream and have the strength.” 
 
 The rapper zoomed to the top of the Billboard albums chart with his most recent album, “?”, which was released in March. 
 
 Fellow rappers and musical artists took to Twitter to express their shock and sorrow. 
 
 “Rest in Peace,” Kanye West tweeted. “I never told you how much you inspired me when you were here thank you for existing.” 
 
 At the crime scene, a crowd congregated, with some saying they heard the shots and then saw the young rapper’s apparently lifeless body in the car. 
 
 Stephanie Martinez, 29, a fan who lives on the street, said she heard the gunfire. “It sounded like a firecracker,” she said. 
 
 Wyatt Rubin, a 21-year-old fan from Pompano Beach, said he came to the scene to pay his respects. 
 
 “His most recent album, a lot of it was just really beautiful music, progressive music, and like I said, as a person he was becoming a very mature, respectful individual,” Rubin said. 
 
 Rondo Spoke, who raps as Rondo23, spent more than an hour there grieving the loss of someone who inspired his own music. 
 
 “This man was a good man,” Spoke said. “He was a real person, not just an object.” 
 
 Photos of XXXTentacion, a Broward County rapper born Jahseh Onfroy. 
 
 XXXTenatcion has made headlines not only for his successes but also for a string of legal problems stemming from the arrest for beating his girlfriend. 
 
 The rapper was slapped with 15 new felony charges in December, including witness tampering and witness harassment. 
 
 Prosecutors reportedly believe the rapper — by way of recorded calls he made in jail — attempted to coerce his girlfriend into dropping her case against him. 
 
 XXXTentacion served a brief stint in jail in December before he was released on house arrest. A judge in March granted his request to be freed from house arrest in order to take his music on tour. 
 
 The rapper’s music made waves last month after Spotify announced it would scrub his tracks from its platform, as his alleged behavior had violated codes of conduct. 
 
 The move drew backlash, and Spotify later reversed its decision. 
 
 Earlier Monday afternoon, a post on XXXTentacion’s Instagram page said, “planning a charity event for this weekend Florida!” 
 
 Broward sheriff’s investigators urge anyone who has information about the shooting to contact detectives Walt Foster or John Curcio at 954-321-4210. Anonymous tips can be made to Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or online at www.browardcrimestoppers.org. 
 
 Staff writer Meryl Kornfield and The New York Daily News, a Sun Sentinel news partner, contributed to this report. 
 
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 6:00 PM PT -- The Broward Co. Sheriff's Dept. tweeted it's offering a reward up to $3,000 for anyone who might have a tip that leads to an arrest in the XXX shooting. 
 
 4:07 PM PT -- The Sheriff's Dept. just released a statement saying XXX was approached by two armed suspects as he left the dealership. They say at least one of the suspects fired their gun, striking XXX. Cops say they believe the incident was a possible robbery. 
 
 2:40 PM PT -- Broward Co. Sheriff's Dept. says XXXTentacion has been pronounced dead. 
 
 According to the dispatch call the suspects were described as 2 black males wearing hoodies, and the shooter was wearing a red mask. 
 
 The car has been confirmed as a black Dodge Journey, with dark tint and black wheels. 
 
 2:14 PM PT -- Witnesses told cops a Louis Vuitton bag was taken from XXX's vehicle. 
 
 1:57 PM PT -- Additional dispatch audio has revealed XXX was transported as a "Level 1" trauma patient ... dispatchers described him as comatose. 
 
 1:48 PM PT -- According to dispatch audio -- the incident was a possible drive-by -- dispatchers named a black Dodge Journey as the possible getaway. 
 
 1:35 PM PT -- The Broward Co. Fire Dept. tells us XXX has been rushed to a hospital. Witnesses say they heard multiple shots fired. His condition is unknown at this point. 
 
 XXXTentacion was shot Monday -- TMZ has learned -- and an eyewitness tells us he appeared lifeless with no pulse. 
 
 The 20-year-old rapper was shopping for motorcycles in South Florida and, as he was leaving the motorcycle dealer, a gunman ran up to his vehicle and shot him. 
 
 XXX was in his share of feuds ... but, as far as we know, there were no ominous fights between him and anyone else. 
 
 He's had serious legal trouble ... he's awaiting trial for domestic violence against his pregnant girlfriend. He's facing more than a dozen felony charges. Prosecutors accused him of witness tampering. 
 
 XXX was on house arrest, but the judge recently let him out so he could tour. 
 
 XXX was well respected by other artists for his musical talent. Shortly after news of his death, Kanye West reacted. 
 
 rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏 I never told you how much you inspired me when you were here thank you for existing pic.twitter.com/QU7DR3Ghbw — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) June 18, 2018 
 
 He'd had real success in his brief career -- his last album debuted at #1. 
 
 Last year he got jumped by a bunch of guys in L.A., and initially thought Migos was responsible. He later apologized to them, but he told us the incident did not shake him enough to increase his security detail. 

 This undated mugshot released by the Miami- Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Department shows rapper XXXTentacion. Authorities say troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion has been fatally shot in Florida.... (Associated Press) 
 
 This undated mugshot released by the Miami- Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Department shows rapper XXXTentacion. Authorities say troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion has been fatally shot in Florida. The Broward Sheriff's Office says the 20-year-old rising star was pronounced dead Monday, June 18,... (Associated Press) 
 
 DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion was shot and killed Monday in Florida in what police called an apparent robbery attempt. Investigators don't have a motive, and no arrests have been made. 
 
 The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was pronounced dead Monday evening at a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. He was shot earlier outside a Deerfield Beach motorcycle dealership. 
 
 XXXTentacion had been at RIVA Motorsports checking out inventory, sheriff's public information officer Keyla Concepcion said. He was in a black BMW i8 and preparing to leave before 4 p.m. when two armed suspects approached him. At least one of them fired, and then both suspects fled the scene in a dark SUV, Concepcion said. 
 
 Stephanie Martinez, a 29-year-old mother who lives in the neighborhood, was just coming back from the pool with her kids when she heard three shots. She drove to the end of the street and saw the rapper's body in the car. 
 
 "He has his mouth open and his hand out. Two people went over and checked his pulse," said Martinez, who also saw blood. "It's just weird because he should've had security and stuff with him." 
 
 On Twitter, his peers expressed shock and sadness. 
 
 Kanye West said: "rest in peace ... I never told you how much you inspired me when you were here thank you for existing." Producer Diplo posted a photo of the two together and said, "Thanks for inspiring me." Travis Barker tweeted: "I'm at a loss for words... speechless #RIPXXXTentacion Loved collaborating with you. You were a true artist ..." 
 
 And J. Cole said, in part: "RIP X. Enormous talent and limitless potential and a strong desire to be a better person. God bless his family, friends and fans." 
 
 The entertainer, who sported dreadlocks and a number of facial tattoos, was a rising star and notched a No. 1 album in March with his sophomore effort "?'' and had a top 10 hit with "Sad!" but was facing trial on charges that he beat up his pregnant girlfriend. 
 
 XXXTentacion racked up huge streaming numbers — on Spotify, his "Sad!" had more than 270 million streams and was on its Top 50 chart this week in the United States and globally. He also has several songs that have been declared platinum, including "Changes," ''Roll in Peace" with fellow rapper Kodak Black and "Look at Me!" 
 
 In interview with XXL magazine, which named him an up-and-coming artist last year, the rapper cited Nirvana, the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur among his musical influences. 
 
 "Obviously, I'm one of the greatest of this generation, the upcoming generation, as far as artistry. ... And I say that humbly," he said in a video interview with the outlet last year. 
 
 But much of his brief career had been mired in controversy. In 2016, he was arrested on charges including home invasion for a 2015 incident, and less than a month later was arrested on charges that he attacked his girlfriend, who was pregnant at the time, and was jailed, and later faced more charges including witness tampering. 
 
 Regarding a June 2017 attack at a San Diego concert, the following messages were posted on XXXTentacion's Twitter account: "security and venue set me up, I got sucker punched and knocked out, it is what it is." 
 
 A subsequent tweet said," ''next time make sure you kill me so I can't talk (expletive)." 
 
 He was released from jail on house arrest late last year and was released from house arrest earlier this year to allow him to tour. 
 
 Fan Wyatt Rubin, 21, jumped in his car and headed to the scene shooting Monday as soon as he heard, playing the rapper's songs like "Jocelyn Flores" and "King" on the drive over. 
 
 "He was just maturing as a person and as an artist ... it couldn't have come at a worse time," Rubin said. "A lot of it was really beautiful music, progressive music.'" 
 
 In an interview earlier this month with the Miami New Times, XXXTentacion described his upbringing, which included seeing his mother infrequently and being raised by friends, other family and babysitters. His mother would buy him clothes, phones and other gifts. He told the paper he used violence so she would engage with him. 
 
 "I used to beat kids at school just to get her to talk to me, yell at me," he said. 
 
 XXXTentacion was initially one of two artists Spotify removed from its promoted playlists in May in accordance with its new policy on hateful music and conduct. But after a backlash in the music industry, Spotify backpedaled and said it would no longer attempt to police conduct and restored XXXTentacion to its playlists (although they did not do the same for R. Kelly). 
 
 While he made headlines for his legal woes, he connected to millions of fans musically. Among the topics he spoke about was depression and addressed it in his music. 
 
 In one video posted to social media, he said: "If worse things come to worse, I (expletive) die a tragic death or some (expletive), and I'm not able to see out my dreams, I at least want to know that the kids perceive my message and were able to make something of themselves." 
 
 He continued later: "I appreciate and love all of you and I believe in you all; do not let your depression make you, do not let your body define your soul, let your soul define your body. Your mind is limitless ....you are worth more than you can believe."
– Police in Florida's Broward County continue to investigate Monday's fatal shooting of 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion, but they have no suspects at the moment, reports the AP. Two armed men approached the rapper, real name Jahseh Onfroy, in his vehicle as he left a motorcycle dealership, and at least one opened fire. One theory is that it was a deadly robbery, given that the gunmen took a Louis Vuitton bag from the rapper's BMW, reports TMZ. In the meantime, plenty is being written about Onfroy's brief and violent life: The music: He "was known for his experimental, punk-infused and indie rock-influenced subgenre of hip hop called SoundCloud rap," reports the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The name came from the online streaming service where it was originally posted. One of his big musical influences was Kurt Cobain. Breakout song: It was called "Look at Me!" Watch the video, which is NSFW, here.