D4vd was the goal of a swatting hoax at his household’s Hempstead residence in Texas simply ten days after police found the decomposed physique of a 15-year-old woman within the trunk of his impounded Tesla in Los Angeles.

On September 18, officers armed with rifles arrived on the residence following a 911 name falsely claiming gunfire, screaming and a attainable demise on the property. The total response was captured on police physique cameras, displaying officers approaching the house with weapons drawn.

The dad and mom of the 20-year-old singer, born David Anthony Burke, answered the door visibly alarmed.

“Someone is messing with us,” his father repeated to officers, whereas his mom requested them to examine the property in case somebody was hiding close by.

Police confirmed the decision was a swatting prank, a harmful tactic the place false emergencies are reported to impress an armed regulation enforcement response. No arrests have been made and no official report was filed.

The hoax got here shortly after the Los Angeles Police Department revealed that the physique of Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been found within the trunk of D4vd‘s Tesla on September 8. The automobile had been towed from a location the place it had been parked for weeks.

“The vehicle had been parked at the location from which it was towed for several weeks, so Ms. Rivas Hernandez may have been deceased for several weeks before the discovery of her body,” the LAPD mentioned in a press release.

Hernandez, who weighed 71 kilos and had wavy black hair, was carrying a tube high, black leggings, a yellow steel chain bracelet and stud earrings on the time of her demise, in response to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

Investigators haven’t but decided how she died. However, police acknowledged there could also be “criminal culpability” associated to the concealment of her stays.

“The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has not yet determined the cause or manner of Ms. Rivas Hernandez’s death,” LAPD mentioned. “As such, it remains unclear whether there is any criminal culpability beyond the concealment of her body.”

Hernandez had been reported lacking from her Lake Elsinore residence earlier this 12 months. Sources advised TMZ that D4vd’s associates believed she was 19, although she was truly 15 when her physique was discovered—simply someday after her birthday.

D4vd, who rose to prominence on TikTok with tracks like “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me,” canceled his U.S. tour on September 19 and paused the discharge of his deluxe album “Withered.” He has not made any public appearances since vacating his Hollywood Hills residence, which was searched by detectives.

The swatting incident provides one other layer of scrutiny to a case already drawing nationwide consideration. False emergency calls like these have turn out to be a rising concern, particularly when tied to high-profile investigations.
A spokesperson for the artist has not responded to requests for remark.

The LAPD continues to analyze the circumstances surrounding Hernandez’s demise, which was confirmed on September 8.

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