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New Surveillance Footage Shows Man Who Chaka Zulu Shot & Killed Attacked First
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty News of Ludacris’ long-time manager Chaka Zulu’s arrest on a murder charge sent shockwaves throughout the Hip-Hop community. Now, new surveillance footage might help his self-defense argument. TMZ Hip Hop got its hands on some new surveillance footage of the incident involving Chaka Zulu and a group of men, including Artez Benton, who was shot and killed. Related Stories The new footage shows Benton and a group of men arriving at Zulu’s Atlanta restaurant Apt4B on June 26 and making their way inside before leaving 10 minutes after a dispute. Zulu can be seen in the parking lot talking with a friend before making his way back to the restaurant and getting into a heated exchange with Tre’mon Robinson, one of the men in the group w...
Chaka Zulu, Ludacris’ Manager, Charged With Murder in Atlanta Shooting
Ludacris‘ manager Chaka Zulu has been charged with murder, aggravated assault and simple battery, among other things, a number of outlets have reported. The music industry executive, whose birth name is Ahmed Obafemi, was involved in a shooting at the APT 4B restaurant in Atlanta in June where three men were shot. Officers arrived at the scene and took the victims to the hospital, where 23-year-old Artez Jamil Benton succumbed to his injuries. Zulu was identified as a suspect and turned himself in voluntarily on Sept. 13. He posted the $200,000 bail later that day. On Sept. 17, the manager’s lawyer posted a statement on his Instagram account, claiming that he acted in self-defense. “In an attempt to save his life, Mr. Zulu lawfully discharged his weapon in self-defense, a weapon that he wa...
Ludacris’ Manager Chaka Zulu Arrested On Murder Charge, Claims Self-Defense
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Schear / Getty Chaka Zulu, longtime manager of rapper and actor Ludacris, has been arrested on a murder charge. The media executive surrendered to authorities in Atlanta on Tuesday (September 13) and bonded out the same day. Back in June, the music industry was shocked to learn that Chaka Zulu had been shot outside of his restaurant in Atlanta. Flash forward, and Chaka Zulu, born Ahmed Obafemi, got picked up on four charges, including murder, tied to the Jne Shooting. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a 23-year-old man named Artez Jamil Benton was killed in the June 26 shooting. Investigators eventually identified Chaka Zulu as a suspect in the recent college graduate’s death. According to WSB-TV, police believe the shooting, which left ...
Music Exec Chaka Zulu Shot In Atlanta, Twitter Is Livid & Extends Prayers
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jeff Schear / Getty The Hip-Hop music industry is reeling after renowned executive Chaka Zulu was shot on Sunday (June 26) in Atlanta. The Disturbing Tha Peace co-founder is expected to recover and is reportedly in critical but stable condition 11 Alive reports that Chaka Zulu, Ludacris’ longtime manager, shot in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta according to police. Zulu was one of three men who were shot off Peachtree Road around 11:35 p.m. Per Fox 5 Atlanta, police responded to the parking lot of APT 4B, a restaurant that Zulu owns, which is part of a strip of businesses near Peachtree Creek, located at 2293 Peachtree Road. Unfortunately, one of the men who police found shot did not survive his injuries after all three were taken to a local ho...
