Clearly, the suspects in this shooting have no regard for the lives and safety of others… –Las Vegas Metropolitan Sheriff Doug Gillespie
LAS VEGAS, NV — Murdered Oakland rapper Kenny Clutch has been named by police as the main target of a drive-by shooting Thursday morning that has left two others dead.
Clutch, real name Kenneth Cherry Jr., was shot multiple times while driving in the valet area of the Aria Resort and Casino. The shooting caused Clutch’s Maserati to careen through oncoming traffic, striking two other vehicles before Clutch’s car crashed into a cab carrying two people. The cab burst into flames, resulting in the cab driver and passenger’s deaths. An unidentified passenger in Clutch’s vehicle survived with minor gunshot wounds.
Police have announced a four-surrounding state manhunt for the assailant(s), who were driving a Black Range Rover. The shooting is said to have been the result of an argument the suspect(s) had with Clutch at a nearby casino.
Clutch was 27 years old.
***UPDATE***
Police have found the black Range Rover and have identified their main suspect as a 26 year old man name Ammar Asim Faruq Harris.
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A killer in the streets, now I murder tracks… – Kenny Clutch
With the over the top fantasies and other assorted delusional behavior in the music, Hip-Hop fans know not to judge most rapper’s personal lives based on their lyrics. For now, I’m happy to see that the media hasn’t portrayed Clutch’s death as a gangsta rapper getting what he glorified in his music. For all we know, Clutch could have been a choir boy outside the booth.
Far as solving this heinous crime, I know there’s already some cynical folks out there who’ll say if Tupac, the most famous rapper in the world at the time of his murder, could get killed in cold blood on the Strip in an unsolved crime, why should we think this killing will be any different?
It’s a valid point, but there are two different circumstances here that are very important. First, this was a killing that resulted in the deaths of two others who had nothing to do with the dispute. Tupac’s murder was an isolated incident and more than likely a gang dispute resulting from his earlier altercation with Orlando Anderson. This triple homicide is the fifth violent crime to hit the Strip since December, so the call for swift justice will be high from a community that wants to keep its image as a safe, hedonistic tourist attraction.
Years ago down here in Atlanta, a lot of nightclubs were closed in the affluent Buckhead section after Diddy’s bodyguard Anthony “Wolf” Jones was killed in a shootout with members of the Black Mafia Family (BMF). No casinos will be closing in Vegas, but I’m interested to see if there’s a crackdown on Hip-Hop related acts (at least those on the lower end).
More on this story as it develops. If you’re curious about Kenny Clutch’s music, here’s two videos he cut over the last six months. The first video is pretty eerie since it features the Maserati he died in, along with his crew cruising the Vegas Strip. RIP…
Beats, Boxing and Mayhem 
Fuckin niggas…think this shit is music?