The grandparents of Mobile, Alabama rapper HoneyKomb Brazy wereย killed in a houseย fire,ย Fox 10 reports.
Tony Lewis and Leila Lewisย were killed on Wednesday in their home at Dr. Thomas Avenue in Mobile, Fox 10 reports. Firefighters were first called to the scene after the fire was started, and later in the evening the two victims were found in the wreckage. Witnesses say that they heard gunshots around the time of the fire.ย
โAll I heard was a boom. It sounded like a bunch of shots,โย a witness said in a video obtained by WKRG News 5. โLord have mercy. Donโtย tell me they were up in there because Lord, I heard the children coming across the field crying.โย Family members told WKRG that they were shot and killed before the fire, but police have yet to confirm that report.
Officials said theyโre โworking with our counterparts to create a timeline of events prior to as well as after the initial incident,โ and are investigating their deaths as homicides.
โLong live grandma n grandpa yโall was my heart fr I put yโall in every song I hate yโall got caught up In my Shรฌt smh this Shรฌt hurt,โ HoneyKomb wrote in an Instagram post. โI beg yโall to let me move yโall everyday but yโall Taught me how to be stand up guy yโall always told me If itโs our time itโs our time god got us thatโs how ik yโall in heaven yโall baby boy got yโall fasho granny granny. Ima miss u bad already n Iโma fasho miss smoking that gas gas wit u grandpa yโall save me a spot cause Iโm most definitely coming to see yโall.โ
In response to the news, Meek Mill shared his condolences to HoneyKomb and his family. โPrayers to honeycomb,โ he wrote on Twitter.
RIP.