Rapper Drakeo the Ruler fatally stabbed at Los Angeles concert
ABC News
The event was to feature Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Ice Cube and more.
A Los Angeles music festival abruptly ended Saturday night when police were called to quell a backstage brawl in which rapper Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed, a high-ranking law enforcement source told ABC News.
The mayhem erupted around 8:30 p.m. local time at the "Once Upon a Time in L.A." festival, which was set to feature Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, at Exposition Park near the Banc of California Stadium, officials said.
Drakeo the Ruler was a 28-year-old West Coast hip-hop artist whose real name was Darrell Caldwell.
Live Nation, the promoters of the festival, issued a statement to the Los Angeles Times, saying, “There was an altercation in the roadway backstage. Out of respect for those involved and in coordination with local authorities, artists and organizers decided not to move forward with remaining sets so the festival was ended an hour early."
