D12's Proof murdered

[MalaCloudy Black]

D12 member Proof was shot and killed in Detroit earlier this morning at an after hours club on Eight Mile Road.

Proof, born Deshaun Hotlon, was one of two murders at the CCC club this morning. While the identity of the second man was not known, sources told AllHipHop.com that fellow group member Bizarre may have been the second man murdered.

Both men suffered gunshot wounds to the head and were taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead.

One witness was being questioned by the police, who are still seeking suspects.

http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5552

To be honest, I'm kinda taking it with a grain of salt right now, I can't find any other major news sites reporting it.

But if it's true, damn..

EDIT: I can't find anything about it on MSN, Yahoo, or the official D12 website. It *is* 8am here and really early in most parts of North America, so I'm going to wait a few hours to see if any other news sites start reporting it.

EDIT NUMBER THE SECOND: http://www.wxyz.com/wxyz/nw_local_news/art...4612600,00.html

Edited April 11, 2006 by CloudStrife888

[Summers]

Er.. shit.

Two rappers I've actually heard of.. bugger. That's a shame, they seemed like cool guys.

[ACCBiggz]

D12!

Sad day, two good rappers of a good group. A lot of charisma was in the group.

[Tarheels.]

I don't really like rap but if this is true its sad. I'm a bit like Cloudy though because no other site has reported on it, you'd think that MTV or something would report when a rap star dies so I'd just wait right now and see who else says something about it.

[The LBTN Express]

Damn. Proof was always my favourite out of D12, and probably one of my favourite of all time.

Kind of ironic really as in Like Toy Soldiers it was him being shot.

EDIT: Hopefully it isn't true.

Edited April 11, 2006 by LBTN™

[Dan]

http://news.google.co.uk/news?q=proof%20mu...100&sa=N&tab=wn

[Guest Juni]

Yeah, it's definitely true, use google news or newsnow and there's more than enough solid links, Detroit Free Press, ClickOn Detroit etc

[fineintent]

Wow. After Eminem, Proof was undoubtedly the most skilled member of D12 - his solo album was decent and showed a lot of promise. It's a shame really. RIP.

[Tarheels.]

yeah it is now on the MTV news site too. Its a shame because back when I liked rap I really liked D12, but hey in the rap business lots of this shit happens...

[YI]

If anyone says they didn't like D12 at one time or another, then they're lying. This is sad news. RIP.

[9 to 5]

Wow, a group I really, really like and this happens? Fuck.

[Lord Nibbler]

Fuck me, Proof was a personal favourite of mine.

R.I.P.

[Summers]

The "second victim" is apparantly 35 years old.

Bizarre was born on the 4 June 1976.

And the second victim is also in a critical condition, in hospital.

[Toe]

If anyone says they didn't like D12 at one time or another, then they're lying. This is sad news. RIP.

[probablyoliver]

This is very sad, I'm not a big time rap fan, but I loved D12, and the solo stuff I'd heard from Proof was fantastic.

RIP to a great rapper and a great personality.

[ILoveNicole]

RIP Proof

He was truelly a skilled rapper, its sad to see him go like this.

[VerbalPuke]

Not a rap fan here, but it's still a bummer to hear, especially since it's a guy with local ties.

Detroit's a scary place, and there is a reason people don't say "I'm going to vacation in Detroit", simply because it's filled with too much fucking garbage (literally and figuratively). It's a shame that a guy can't go to a night club without getting his head blown off. It's strange though because 8 Mile isn't all bad, but they must have been on the western side.

Edited April 11, 2006 by VerbalPuke

[Stevie B]

Im shocked. Very sad news.

Hope the second guy isn't Bizarre. I love Bizarre.

[Summers]

From allhiphop

Interscope represenatives also confirmed Bizarre was not involved in the incident.

"Contrary to earlier rumors and reports, D-12 member Bizarre was not involved in the incident in Detroit last night," Interscope said. "He was at home in Atlanta, Georgia."

Earlier reports stated that Bizarre had been shot or that police were seeking to question him, after an altercation took place in the club.

[Johnny Latino Heat]

Shit. D12 are one of the few rap groups that I like, and this... well, sucks.

RIP Proof