Four men charged with killing Los Angeles-based drill rapper Avanti Frauner in broad daylight inside Bronx pharmacy, prosecutors say announced Wednesday.
Frauner, whose stage name is "Money Gang Bonte," went to his Amazing Pharmacy on his Avenue in Tremont on June 9, when he and his friends attempted to rob him of gold chains and other possessions. Shot dead after being chased by four assailants.
"The defendant allegedly attacked two men and robbed them of money, cell phones and jewelry," Bronx District Attorney Darsel D. Clark said in a statement. "[Frauner] was in New York for a performance and needed to get medicine from a pharmacy. He was shot dead for this senseless crime." was charged with first-degree murder. Garrett, Alan Algarin, 23, Nation White, 25, and River Jones, 18, were each charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, and first-degree robbery, according to the DA's office. , and other charges. left.
Garrett and Jones were arraigned in the Bronx Supreme Court on Tuesday. Algarin, White, and Garrett were arrested in Georgia and fled after the murder.
All four defendants have been remanded and will appear in court on 26 October, the DA's office said.
Investigators said they approached Frauner and his friend outside the pharmacy around 1:40 p.m., along with the four defendants and his fifth suspect, who was on the run. Shortly after the rapper bought the eye drops.
The men robbed Frauner and his companions of jewelry and mobile phones, When they tried to take his watch and cash, which defeated Frauner, they fell to the ground.
During the robbery, Frauner was forced into a pharmacy at gunpoint and shot multiple times in his torso, prosecutors said. was confirmed dead.
The chilling shooting footage obtained by The Post shows four of his suspects wrestling with Frauner in the store, one of whom was shot at least by his four bullets. was seen to be fired. The group then fled, leaving Fronner to lie behind a counter soaked in his own blood.
Renegade Promotions Entertainment and Distribution website his 2020 press release describes Moneygang Vontae as "a lyrical artist who raps and talks about what he's really been through." explains.
He began rapping in his freshman year of high school and was greatly influenced by it. "He was a good son. He did his job," said Frauner's grieving father, Roger. Frauner, 56, told the Post the day after the murder. Because the memory will always be there," the rapper's father added. "You know I want justice for my son. I'm just hurt right now." }
