Thanks to Kay9ine‘s manager for the update on the situation. Kay9ine just woke up out of coma. He was shot twice in his back, and once in his head. The bullet is still lodged in his head, however he is looking for a full recovery.
His mother is also in stable condition and is being released from hospital soon. The sad news however is that his cousin, didn’t make it, he died the same night, after being shot several times.
As we reported, 9ine was carjacked and kidnapped by 4 unknown men outside of Redlands. The gunmen proceeded to force 9ine to go to his home, which they robbed. The mother and cousin were in the house, and were shot cold heartedly. The mother however, still managed to call 9-1-1, 9ine was found around 3:30am.
Here goes the full police article:
“REDLANDS – Police on Sunday identified a gang member as the triggerman in the weekend home invasion robbery in which a Redlands man was killed and a grandmother was wounded.
Michael Lamar Rose, 23, also known as “Li’l 9”, is a member of the Harlem Crips gang of Los Angeles County and is likely armed and dangerous, police said.
Rose, who is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes, is an acquaintance of Michael Denmon, 32, who was kidnapped from the house where Gerald Brooks Jr., 28, was killed, police said.
The suspect’s last known address is in Pomona, police spokesman Carl Baker said, and his gang territory is thought to extend from Compton to Pomona.
“We’re making an all-out effort and doing what we need to do to solve (the killing),’ Baker said at a news conference Sunday evening. “We’re combing Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.’
Meanwhile, Peggy Faulkner, who was also wounded in the home-invasion robbery, and Denmon remained at hospitals where police have taken steps to ensure their safety.
Faulkner, 52, who was shot at 2 a.m. Saturday in her house in the 100 block of West Delaware Avenue, was reported in stable condition at Loma Linda University Medical Center. For her protection, police have her hospitalized under an assumed name.
“They’re being restrictive about who can see them (the victims) because they’re afraid of repercussions,’ said neighbor William Peck, 54.
Faulkner is expected to be released today, said neighbor Trina Collins. Neighbors said she probably won’t return to the house and will probably stay with her brother elsewhere.
Denmon is being treated at UC Irvine Medical Center. His condition was unavailable.
The violence, which stunned the neighborhood, began with Denmon being carjacked outside of Redlands, police said.
Next, Denmon was forced to go to his Delaware Avenue home where the house was robbed, and Brooks, who neighbors say is related to the other victims, was killed.
Faulkner was shot and the suspects took her car from the house where her seven grandchildren slept. She was able to call 9-1-1.
Police said Denmon was forced to go with Rose and three other men who took Faulkner’s champagne-colored 1990s Chrysler 300. Fullerton police found Denmon at 3:30 a.m. Saturday. He suffered two gunshots to the back and one shot to the head, Peck said.
“I’ve never heard of something like this happening in Redlands,’ Peck said. “That’s more for areas like Los Angeles and Hollywood.’
Faulkner’s car was discovered in an industrial area in Long Beach Saturday afternoon alongside Denmon’s blue 2003 Land Rover which was also taken.
Both vehicles were towed back to Redlands on Sunday and are being processed by the Redlands Police Department forensics team for evidence, Baker said.
The victim’s neighbors are trying to organize a car wash and other fund-raisers to help pay for Brooks’ funeral costs, Collins said.
Saturday’s killing was the first homicide in Redlands this year. There have been 14 murders in the city since 1988 and in each case, the suspect was arrested or is currently awaiting trial, Baker said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective John Moore at (909) 798-7642 or Detective Chris Catren at (909) 798- 7580 or the Redlands Police Department at (909) 798-7681.
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