Member of D12 shot in the head.....

[AllGearedUp]

Just an opinion bro. Im not a rap fan. I think people glorifying gangbangin and sellin crack should be shot in the head. Oh well. I cant please everyone.

[craneboy]

someones gunna call it karma

[BEER WHORE]

have you ever listen to proofs music..he was a lyrical genius..his father was a producer writer musican and taught proof alot about the music biz bro...say that shit in the D..you wont last long...but I agree some rappers should be shot TI ...PUFF DADDY

[GQ-Bouncer]

Just an opinion bro. Im not a rap fan. I think people glorifying gangbangin and sellin crack should be shot in the head. Oh well. I cant please everyone.

fair enough, i understand your opinion

[BEER WHORE]

Yeah it's funny when someone who is in hip-hop/rap gets killed how the know-it-alls come out of the wood work. If any of you care to read the story before posting it looks like he was killed in an altercation with a group. It could happen to any of us.

very good point we all go out to clubs, bar ,concerts ,pinics...hope the police find em...d-12 has put so great records..EM is prob near death after this news he just got divorce again..I wish Proof family didnt have to go through this shit..em is gunn get revenge for proofs kid..

[cfiler]

You live the life, you take the chance.

[TheDfromGC]

i knew a few people that met him at club/bars and from what they said he was always just real cool/nice guy, problem was he stayed too much in his hometown going to clubs and parties and with his fame its bound to bring up jealousy and therefore problems

[BEER WHORE]

Eminem sucks. D12 sucks. Rap sucks. So this guy dieing is prolly good for the countries youth.

say that shit in the D man

[anaBROLIC]

i think its great how people like chris farley and ken kaminiti die from overdosing from their own DRUG use and everyone says rest in peace, these guys were great guys and what not. but nobody says things like "well they were drug addicts". now a guy gets shot at a bar and dies. because he is a rapper he is labeled as a drug dealer and deserves his death. that amazes me.

sorry just some statements make me a bit mad. those names i just used because i figured most on here would know, tho the list of celebrities that kill themself from drug use is much larger.

[miguy82]

Ya i live 10 min outside of the D. He did go to tons of clubs all the time, but this shit shouldnt have happened.. Ive had a friend who not with us any more(R.I.P. rob w. lucus 4/22/83-9/16/04) said he chilled with proof a few times at state theatre and said he was always cool and would buy dudes and girls drinks.... So im think it was outta jealousy, idk.. sucks

Wow was just think wasnt he the one who acted out the part for someone gettin shot in em's video...damn, and now it actually happens the same exact way.. kinda scary imo

[Timm1704]

say that shit in the D man

what the hells the D?

[doctorherb]

I think people glorifying gangbangin and sellin crack should be shot in the head.

your an idiot and know NOTHING bout proof or em....em has never rapped bout crack or gangbangin....

[helium3]

your an idiot and know NOTHING bout proof or em....em has never rapped bout crack or gangbangin....

no i dont think em has but im sure he will have nothing to say about people laughing at his dead mate,after some of the shit hes kicked out.

[doctorherb]

what the hells the D?

Detroit

[Rob]

Herb is old, hasnt seen many movies, has a cane...BUT he knows his rap

[ect0m0rph]

Man talk about life imitating art, the music video "toy soldiers" shows him dying from a gunshot wound and then this, crazy.

[doctorherb]

Herb is old, hasnt seen many movies, has a cane...BUT he knows his rap

[305GUY]

i wanna know where the **** Proof's security was at. I mean D-12 really aint shit but they definitely have $$$$$, so they should be rolling with atleast a couple of security guards. IMO if your going to rock big chains, fancy watches, and buy out the bar, be prepared for all the jealous haters who want a piece of that too. It just comes with the territory.

[BEER WHORE]

DETROIT — A suspect in the slaying of D12 rapper Proof turned himself in Wednesday afternoon (April 12).

Mario Etheridge, a 28-year-old bouncer at the CCC Club, where the shooting occurred, is now in custody, according to the


Detroit Police Department.

Authorities have not released any more details but said Tuesday that several witnesses had pointed to Etheridge and that once police started to make contact, he turned himself in. A warrant is currently being filed for his arrest.

Police said Wednesday that evidence indicates Proof shot first and then suffered a gunshot wound to the head around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday (see "Details In Proof Shooting Emerge As Police, Second Victim's Family Speak Out"). He was pronounced dead on arrival at St. John Holy Cross Hospital

Another victim, 35-year-old Detroit resident Keith Bender Jr., also sustained a gunshot to the head and remains in critical condition at St. John Hospital and Medical Center.

Outside the precinct where Etheridge is being held, his lawyer, Randall Upshaw, said that his client "has done nothing wrong, and I'm confident the facts will come out."

Upshaw said Etheridge is cousins with Bender, and added that the latter is on life support and has suffered brain damage. He said the focus of the investigation should be on Proof, not Etheridge.

The CCC Club is located along Detroit's East Eight Mile Road. A makeshift memorial was set up there Tuesday to pay tribute to Proof, a founding member of D12 (see "Proof: 'Eminem's Best Friend' And A Vital Member Of Detroit's Hip-Hop Scene").

— Corey Moss, with additional reporting by Shaheem Reid