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Report: Rapper 'The Jacka' shot, killed

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Feb 3, 2015

Bay Area rapper Dominic Newton, aka 'The Jacka,' was shot and killed late Monday in Oakland, California, according to San Francisco's KPIX-TV.

Witnesses said several shots were fired about 8:15 p.m. Monday in East Oakland, police said. Police have not identified any suspects, KPIX-TV said.

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According to All Music Guide, Newton, 37, started out with the group Mob Figaz and then went solo in 2001.

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