{"id":57721,"date":"2014-11-06T22:30:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T06:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=57721"},"modified":"2014-11-10T15:53:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T23:53:54","slug":"man-shot-to-death-at-palmdale-mcdonalds-gunman-sought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/11\/06\/man-shot-to-death-at-palmdale-mcdonalds-gunman-sought\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper shot to death at Palmdale McDonald\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The fatal shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. inside the McDonald\u2019s on the 37200 block of 47th Street East in Palmdale. (Photo by LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 Authorities Thursday night were still searching for the gunman who shot and killed a man at a Palmdale McDonald\u2019s in front of more than a dozen lunchtime customers.<\/p>\n

The daylight shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. inside the McDonald\u2019s on 47th<\/sup> Street East and Avenue S, according to Lt. John Corina of the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Homicide Bureau.<\/p>\n

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The gunman approached the victim from behind, so the victim never saw him coming, and there was no altercation leading up to the shooting, detectives said. (LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The victim was eating alone when he was attacked, Corina said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile he was sitting there, someone walked up behind him and shot him,\u201d Corina said, adding that witnesses saw no altercation before the shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis guy just walked in through one door, shot him and left out another door. So it looked like something personal, like he had something against this individual,\u201d Corina said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t like he shot up the McDonald\u2019s. He just walked up to this individual, shot him and left.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Family members identified the victim as 38-year-old Habib Ameer Zekajj. (Contributed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

About 15 to 20 patrons were inside the restaurant when the victim was shot in his upper torso, Corina said. The gunman was last seen running out of the McDonald\u2019s on foot, he added.<\/p>\n

Authorities are still trying to determine the motive for the shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not sure if it\u2019s gang-related, drug-related or just personal,\u201d Corina said. \u201cHe walked up from behind him, so the victim never saw him coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suspect was described only as an adult black male, Corina said, but detectives would be reviewing surveillance video from the location.<\/p>\n

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About 15 to 20 patrons were inside the restaurant at the time of the shooting, detectives said. (LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe McDonald\u2019s, of course, has video and then the Chevron also has video,\u201d he said. \u201dRight now, we\u2019re being told there\u2019s just one suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The McDonald\u2019s restaurant and the adjacent Chevron gas station were closed to the public all day as homicide detectives conducted their investigation.<\/p>\n

Family members of the victim came to the crime scene Thursday evening and spoke with homicide detectives. One of them said the victim was her brother, and she identified him as 38-year-old\u00a0Habib Ameer Zekajj<\/strong>. Sources said the victim was a rap artist who went by the stage name of\u00a0Bigg Paybacc<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The victim\u2019s identity could not be confirmed with coroner\u2019s officials Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information on this shooting is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department\u2019s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.<\/p>\n

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