Local Rapper Shot In Neck While Driving In Pasadena - LAist
Local underground rapper, Phora , is recovering right now after someone shot him in his neck while he was driving on a Pasadena freeway. The drive-by shooting took place around 12:30 a. m. on Tuesday when the Orange County-based rapper, whose real name is Marco Archer, and his girlfriend were going eastbound on the 210 Freeway near Fair Oaks Avenue , NBC Los Angeles reports. Phora told KTLA that someone fired three shots from a silver BMW at him. His girlfriend, who was not hurt in the shooting, called 9-1-1 and Pasadena Police found Phora in the 300 block of South Lake Avenue after he pulled off of the freeway. "I'm still in pain, still recovering and going through a LOT right now, but I'm grateful to be alive," Phora said. The couple had just dropped off a friend in Santa Clarita and were heading home to Corona when the shooting occurred, Phora told KTLA. Police are still investigating the motive behind the incident since the couple told police they didn't know who would want to shoot at them. "I believe they were trying to kill me," Phora told NBC Los Angeles. Phora said that ever since then he wanted to change his life around and focus on his music. While there isn't a description of the gunman, authorities are searching for a gray or silver BMW or Infiniti G35, that could be a four-door, 2009 model. Source: laist.com
