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Posted by Dave
Rap News Network
4/12/2006 3:22:51 PM
Tags and topics realted to this article include Proof and D12. Hip Hop, Rap, Shootings, Death and Crime.
A suspect in the slaying of D12 rapper Proof turned himself in Wednesday afternoon (April 12).
Mario Etheridge, a 28-year-old bouncer at Detroit's CCC Club, where the shooting occurred, is now in custody, according to the Detroit Police Department.
Authorities have not released any more details but said Tuesday that several witnesses had pointed to Etheridge and that once police started to make contact, he turned himself in. A warrant is currently being filed for his arrest.
Police said Wednesday that evidence indicates Proof shot first and then suffered a gunshot wound to the head around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. He was pronounced dead on arrival at St. John Holy Cross Hospital
Another victim, 35-year-old Detroit resident Keith Bender Jr., also sustained a gunshot to the head and remains in critical condition at St. John Hospital and Medical Center.
The CCC Club is located along Detroit's East Eight Mile Road. A makeshift memorial was set up there Tuesday to pay tribute to Proof, a founding member of D12.
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