Rapper Desto shot dead, robbed after posing with money on Instagram

Police say the rapper, who was from Memphis, Tennessee, was shot and killed during an armed robbery in Houston, Texas.

Desto, real name Destinee Govan, was driving a Porsche SUV with a 20-year-old female passenger at around 2:30 a.m. in the morning when a 4-door sedan pulled up alongside the SUV she was driving at a red light.

Police say two men then jumped out of the 4-door sedan and exchanged gunfire with Govan, 25.

In the ensuing gun battle, Govan was shot multiple times and robbed. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the crime.

The female passenger who was travelling with Govan was transported to a local hospital for treatment of a single gunshot wound.

Police add that officers found Christian Isaiah Williams, 24, in a nearby parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was subsequently rushed to a hospital.

It is suspected that Williams was one of the two robbers who opened fire on Govan. So after he was treated at the hospital, he was charged with murder. At the time of reporting this story, Williams remained hospitalised.

Police say evidence left at the scene of the crime linked Williams to the double shooting and robbery. The second gunman, Williams’ accomplice, remains at large.

Aspiring rapper Govan was known for her collaborations with mentor Lil Uzi Vert on her rap songs “Lunchroom” and “Vegas.”

Govan often posed in Instagram photos with real cash and diamond jewellery. Police issued a warning to aspiring rappers posing with real cash on Instagram to desist from doing so as this would attract criminals and thereby lead to the death of the rappers.