M-Bone laid to rest
Bandmates share their love
Cali Swag District members (top), from left Jay Are, Yung and C-Smoove took the mike to remember their bandmate M-Bone at his home going celebration. The young Hip Hop artist, Montae Talbert, was gunned down last month in an Inglewood drive-by shooting.
Inglewood police are continuing to sift through hundreds of tips they have received in the search for information or witnesses to the killing of 22-year-old Hip Hop artist Montae Talbert.
Police say Talbert was shot twice in the head Sunday at about 10:30 p.m. while sitting in a car outside a liquor store in the 400 north block of La Brea Avenue.
Talbert, popularly known as M-Bone, was a founding member of the Hip Hop group Cali Swag District, best known for the single “Teach Me How to Dougie,” released in April 2010.
INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Funeral services will be held today for Cali Swag District rapper M-Bone, known for the song and accompanying dance "Teach Me How to Dougie.''
The rapper, whose real name was Montae Talbert, was shot and killed at about 10:30 p.m. May 15 in the 400 block of North La Brea Avenue. He was sitting in a car outside a liquor store when the shots were fired.
He was taken to Harbor UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Inglewood police today were searching for a suspect and a motive in a shooting that killed rapper M-Bone.
The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of north La Brea Avenue, according to Inglewood police Lt. Michael Marshall. The rapper, whose real name was Montae Talbert, was sitting in a car outside a liquor store when the shots were fired.
He was taken to Harbor UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
In an effort to catch the killer(s) of young rapper Monte Ray Talbert, the city of Inglewood is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the individual(s).
Talbert, also known as M-Bone, was a member of the popular group Cali Swag District, and died May 15 after suffering gunshot wounds as he was coming from a store in the 400 block of North La Brea Avenue in Inglewood.
INGLEWOOD, Calif.—A $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunman who shot and killed Cali Swag District dancer Monte Ray Talbert is being offered by the Inglewood Police Department, lieutenant said.
Relatives of Talbert, also known as “M-Bone,” and Inglewood police officers will distribute fliers Friday in an effort to solicit information about the May 21 shooting, Lt. James D. Madia said.
