Dallas Rapper Allegedly Killed 9 Year Old Girl Over Diss Track

The rate at which new school rappers are dealing with guns is alarming. This new trend of illegal shootings really needs to be addressed fast.

Tyrese Simmons, a 19 year old rapper was in the area searching for his enemy Benny Fountain who dissed him in a song during a rap battle. 

Police report has it that 17 year old Benny dissed Tyrese in a song lyrics which hit him hard and he came in retaliation to gun him down. 

Witnesses at the Roseland Townhomes stated that they saw Simmons lurking around the property, telling his rival to come outside but Benny refused.

The refusal infuriated Simmons who began firing at the building toward the home he believed Fountain to be in, without rhyme or reason. During the shooting, 9 year old Brandoniya Bennett was struck and killed.

The young girl was reportedly sleep on the couch at Roseland Townhome in Dallas, Texas when tragedy strucked.

Emergency responders reportedly did all that they could to save the little girl but she would later lose her life at Baylor University Hospital.

Here are additional pictures of the suspect accused of killing a 9 year old girl in her own home.
His name is Tyrese Simmons. He is WANTED by police. @CBSDFW pic.twitter.com/ikN4uiUQK3

— Andrea Lucia (@CBS11Andrea) August 15, 2019

“When one family hurts, we all hurt,” said community activist Maurice Ash. “The whole community hurts. The saddest thing is that my daughter will never be able to get to know this young girl. This will never happen because her life was cut down, cut short because of senseless gun violence.”

Charges have been filed in the tragic shooting death of 9-year-old #BrandoniyaBennett who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Old East #Dallas this week. Police say the shooting was sparked over a beef between two rappers. More details on the @WBAP247NEWS update at 6. pic.twitter.com/RvPsOFZmKc

— Nicole Osei (@NicOseiNews) August 16, 2019

Tyrese Simmons was later identified in a news conference and later turned himself into police. 

He is being held on $500K bond and is facing a capital murder charge.