*41-year-old Houston rapper Montana22 was killed while shielding his girlfriend’s 11-year-old son from gunfire at a West Houston apartment complex.
Despite the rapper’s attempt to protect the child, the boy did not survive his injuries.The incident occurred in the city’s Mid West neighborhood, when shots rang out in the afternoon on Old Farm Road.
Although authorities had held the identities of both victims, an ex-girlfriend confirmed that the man killed was Montana22, real name Emanuel Solomon, who leaves behind three children. The ex says Solomon lived at the complex with his current girlfriend and her son. As police continue to investigate, they believe three armed suspects were waiting at the complex before opening fire and jumping into a waiting black Pontiac sedan to flee the scene.
