Los Angeles hip-hop artist and rapper Taariq Grant, known by stage name Yngx 17, died Monday afternoon after he was run over and trapped underneath a trailer in North Hollywood.
It happened around 3:40 p.m. on Tujunga Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The driver of a white Toyota Tundra was towing a 25-foot trailer northbound, police said. As the vehicle stopped in traffic, the driver became involved in a verbal argument with a pedestrian.
During the altercation, the pedestrian climbed on top of the left wheel-well of the trailer. As the pickup began moving again, the man fell to the ground and was run over by the trailer and trapped underneath.
The Los Angeles Fire Department and paramedics responded but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office identified the victim as 28-year-old Grant, according to the Los Angeles Times.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the LAPD tip line at 877-527-3247.
