Rapper The Jacka Killed in Oakland Shooting

By Johnny Firecloud

Bay Area rapper The Jacka was reportedly killed in a shooting in East Oakland Monday night. The rapper, real name Dominic Newton, was shot on MacArthur Boulevard by 94th Avenue in Oakland. Shots were heard around 8:15 p.m.

No suspects have been arrested at publishing time.

The 37-year-old Pittsburgh native began his rap career in the ’90s as a member of Mob Figaz, before leaving to pursue a solo career. The underground artist released collaborative LP Highway Robbery with rapper Freeway last year.

 

Johnny Firecloud
Johnny Firecloud

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A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

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