Rapper shot in his car during Instagram live stream

Los Angeles-based rapper, Indian Red Boy, was shot dead in front his viewers as he was doing an Instagram Live stream when he was shot.

Zerail Dijon Rivera,known as Indian Red Boy was shot while in his car doing the live stream.

He was live streaming with social media influencer, Kapone.

The rapper received multiple gunshot wounds to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Hawthorne Police Department had received a call of a shooting at a gated apartment complex.
There they found the 21-year-old slumped forward his front seat of a car parked at the back of the building.

The Hawthorne Police included a link to the Instagram Live video in their press release, hoping to find someone who might help identify who was involved.

The video captures at least 12 shots being fired, The Sun reports.

Indian Red Boy was shot while talking on Instagram Live.
Indian Red Boy was shot while talking on Instagram Live. Credit: Indian RedBoy/Instagram
Rivera was talking to his friend Kapone online when the shots rang out.

Kapone can be heard saying, “What the f? Bro, what the f? Where you at?”

Rivera can then be seen saying “get help” before whispering, “I’m in Hawthorne.”

The camera then drops and the livestream ends.

“It appears to have been a walk-up shooting and he appears to have been targeted … he appears to be a gang member,” Hawthorne Police Lieutenant Ti Goetz said.

Fans of the rapper took to Twitter to express their shock at his death.

His Instagram account has since become private.