Aug. 30 (UPI) — London Metropolitan Police have confirmed {that a} 21-year-old rapper was killed when he was stabbed on the Notting Hill Carnival.
Takayo Nembhard from Bristol, who carried out below the identify TKorStretch, was stabbed Monday night after which taken to a hospital the place he later died. The police have stated that they’ve opened a homicide investigation.
In accordance with the Night Normal, his supervisor, Chris Patrick, stated that Nembhard went to the occasion together with his youthful sister and pals.
“That is the worst potential ending for a gifted child,” Nembhard stated.
Nembhard’s songs garnered greater than 1,000,000 views on YouTube, and greater than 300,000 performs on considered one of his songs on Spotify, in line with the Night Normal.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan condemned the stabbing, NME reported.
“Violence has no place on our streets and we’re doing every little thing in our energy to root it out,” Khan stated. “There isn’t any honor in staying silent.”
An individual who witnessed the occasion stated that the ambiance modified abruptly.
“All of it occurred out of nowhere, one minute everybody was completely happy and chatting then it was carnage. There was blood in every single place and a man on the ground,” he stated.