The California teen charged with shooting and killing hip-hop star PnB Rock nearly two years ago appeared in a Los Angeles County courtroom Friday as the temporary judge overseeing his juvenile case agreed he was not yet competent to stand trial. Wearing a bright orange detention center uniform, the teen, whose name is being withheld by Rolling Stone , sat quietly during the morning hearing in Compton. Prosecutors say he was 17-years-old when he walked into a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in South Los Angeles on Sept.
12, 2022 and fired multiple shots at the rising rapper born Rakim Allen . The teen allegedly swiped several pieces of jewelry from Allen and his terrified fiancée Stephanie Sibounheuang as the “Middle Child” rapper lay bleeding out on the floor. Commissioner Sharonda P.
Bradford said Friday that the alleged shooter was receiving a range of services while in custody but that an expert recommendation said he still lacked the necessary competency to follow a criminal proceeding. “The recommendation is that the previous orders remain,” Commissioner Bradford said. “The proceedings remain suspended, remediation continues.
” A follow-up hearing was set for next month. The juvenile court hearing took place in the same building for the ongoing murder trial of the accused shooter’s father , Freddie Trone. The father, 42, has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder, two counts of robbery, and one count of conspiracy to commit a felony.
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