At least two suspects are in custody and additional arrests are expected in connection to the April 2018 shooting death of Mississippi rapper Lonnie “Lil Lonnie” Taylor, authorities said Monday.
Monya Davis, 21, has been charged with Taylor’s murder. Davis was extradited last week, according to the Jackson Police Department Twitter page. A second suspect who has not been identified is in custody in Texas and is awaiting extradition to Mississippi.
UPDATE: An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting death that occurred on Montebello Dr. back in late April of 2018. Suspect, Monya Davis-21, is charged with murder. Davis was being held in TX and was extradited on last week. https://t.co/k55jtYF5V9 pic.twitter.com/bNzQopjlOm
— Jackson Police Department (@JacksonMSPolice) April 22, 2019
The news was confirmed on the official Twitter account for the Jackson, Mississippi Police Department.
The tweet read, “An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting death that occurred on Montebello Dr. back in late April of 2018. Suspect, Monya Davis-21, is charged with murder. Davis was being held in TX and was extradited on last week.”
On April 29, Taylor, 22, was shot multiple times as he drove his SUV in Jackson. His vehicle came to a stop when it crashed into a home. A female passenger in his car was not injured.
Taylor was an up-and-coming artist. His 2015 song “Colors” put him on the map nationally. Let’s celebrate his life by listening to his song “Colors”
