South African rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, better known by his stage as AKA, was killed by a gunshot in Durban at the age of 35 with his dead body pictures and video viral
How did AKA die?
Sources claim that the rapper was the intended target of a drive-by gunshot that took place outside a restaurant on Florida Road on Friday night. He had intended to celebrate his birthday that night at the YUGO nightclub.
Rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes AKA dead body video and pictures go viral as she’s shot to death
Here’s the CCTV footage of how AKA Supa Mega was assassinated last night 😭💔 #RIPAAKA #RipLegend #Oskido #akaworldwide #RIPAKA #RipLegend pic.twitter.com/nnLW7iJGuN
— 👑 King HarRis 👑 (@TheOnlyKhazana) February 11, 2023
rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road on Friday night. Standing outside the Wish Restaurant#RIPAKA #RipLegend #CCTV Revenge Zinhle Zulus Anele Rapper AKA Baba Nadia Da Les Delete pic.twitter.com/nhIM5Aebwq
— Omwamba 🇰🇪 (@OmmwambaKE) February 11, 2023
rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road on Friday night. Standing outside the Wish Restaurant#RIPAKA #RipLegend #CCTV Revenge Zinhle Zulus Anele Rapper AKA Baba Nadia Da Les Delete pic.twitter.com/TNSA2iNMJw
— South Africa Uncensored (@sauncensored123) February 11, 2023
Guys AKA just got shot and killed in Florida Rd Durban pic.twitter.com/xU2csds8ln
— Luthuli (@LuSomethings) February 10, 2023
Bro. Police blocked off Florida it was Kiernan Jarryd Forbes😭 pic.twitter.com/xf2VwvPKOt
— fruitfulblessings (@afdadbn) February 10, 2023
NEWS: Popular South African rapper, AKA (Kiernan Forbes), has been shot and killed in Florida, a popular hangout street in Durban. What is known for now is that he was shot in the head allegedly by three men who were driving a Golf GTI. These photos were taken at the scene. pic.twitter.com/zPl43Lqp2R
— Sihle Mavuso (@ZANewsFlash) February 11, 2023
An unnamed first responder claims that AKA was shot after 2:00 when he was standing on the sidewalk. According to other sources, the rapper’s close buddy was also killed in the incident, while his security was hurt.
Official police statement
“I can confirm that two persons were killed, one of whom is a well-known rapper. Police won’t release the names of the victims until a complete investigation has been completed”, according to Robert Netshiunda, the KwaZulu-Natal police spokeswoman.
Two individuals suffered gunshot wounds, and one of them died despite efforts to revive him, according to ALS Paramedics spokesman Garrith Jamieson.
AKA was about to drop his album.
When Kiernan was shot and died on Friday night, he was supposed to play in the city. He shared a few self-portraits and a message about his upcoming album on Instagram a few hours before he passed away. In addition to approximately 3.3 million Instagram followers, the rapper claimed to have over 489,000 monthly Spotify listeners.
Moreover, AKA was getting ready for the February 27 release of his brand-new album, “Mass Country.” The record is being promoted in his most recent social media tweets. The rapper’s hit “Victory Lap” is his most well-known work. He is survived by the child he had in 2015 with his ex-girlfriend DJ Zinhle, Kairo Olwethu Forbes.
More on his music career
Kiernan, who was born in 1988 in Cape Town, South Africa, had almost 10 years of experience in the industry. He and two other people formed the band Entity at the start of his career, but he finally went solo.
AKA’s music expanded in popularity after the single Victory Lap from his debut studio album, Alter Ego, was released in 2010. Over the years, he has put out many albums. One of the best rappers in South Africa, AKA wrote numerous popular songs, including Lemons (Leomande), Fela Vaersace, Make Me Sing, and more.