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Dedrick Devonshay Williams was arrested and charged with the murder of the rap star, XXXTentacion, who was shot and fatally shot in his luxurious BMW electric car while leaving a top motorcycle dealership in Florida. (June 21st)
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XXXTentacion appears at an event of 2017. (Photo: LARRY MARANO / REX / SHUTTERSTOCK)

A second suspect was arrested on June 18 by the photographer rapper XXXTentacion.

On Wednesday, the Broward County Sheriff's Office announced that Michael Boatwright, 22, was in custody, along with Dedrick Williams, who was arrested on June 20 and charged with first degree murder

. said that Boatwright was arrested last week for unrelated drug charges and that he received an additional arrest warrant in the XXXTentacion case on Tuesday. He now faces an additional charge of first degree murder.

They believe that he was one of two armed suspects who faced the rapper, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, in a robbery outside RIVA Motorsports in Deerfield Beach, in Florida, June 18th. One star was declared dead at a nearby hospital later in the afternoon.

They are still trying to locate and interview Robert Allen, who was described as an interest in the case last week. The press release also noted that there is also an arrest warrant against him for violation of probation for possession of drugs and carrying a concealed firearm.

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