Rapper Mo3, 28, is ambushed by gunman who shot him dead on a Dallas interstate as graphic footage shows him lying on the ground receiving CPR
A rising Dallas rapper was killed Wednesday afternoon by a man who gunned him down on an interstate in the city as graphic footage shows him lying on the ground receiving CPR.
The rapper was identified on social media and by numerous outlets as 28-year-old Melvin Noble, better known as Mo3. He was a known associate of Boosie Badazz.
The shooting took place on Interstate-35 just before noon, according to TMZ.
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Rising Dallas rapper, Mo3, also known as Melvin Noble, was shot dead in Dallas on Wednesday. Mo3 was a longtime associate of rapper Boosie Badazz (together, right)
Mo3 was in his car when another vehicle pulled up next to him. A gunman got out of the vehicle and approached the rapper. Mo3 also got out of his car and started running down the interstate with the gunman chasing him. The gunman shot him at least once in the head
Mo3 was driving along the interstate when another car pulled up next to him. A gunman got out of the vehicle and approached the rapper.
TMZ reports that Mo3 also got out of his car and started running down I-35 with the gunman chasing him.
The gunman fired multiple rounds with at least one striking Mo3 in the back of the head.
Other cars on the highway also scrambled to flee the scene as the shots were fired.
First responders transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
It's unclear if anyone else was in the vehicle with him at the time of the shooting.
According to TMZ, the gunman also shot a bystander who was sitting in another vehicle. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A short time later, graphic videos began to circulate online and appeared to show a man lying on the ground while a person performs CPR on him.
His death comes nearly a year after he was targeted in another shooting in December 2019. At the time, he revealed that he had been shot in the hand and the back of his head
Mo3 was a longtime associate of Boosie Badazz’s Bad Azz Music label.
His death comes nearly a year after he said on social media that he was targeted in another shooting in December 2019.
At the time, he revealed that he had been shot in the hand and the back of his head.
Mo3 released a couple of songs earlier this year and recorded three albums during his rap career.
He's most known for his tracks Errybody, which is a 2019 collaboration with Boosie, and All the Way Down.
A DailyMail.com request for more information to the Dallas Police Department was not immediately returned.
As of Wednesday evening, authorities hadn't announced any suspects or arrests.