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Report: Rapper 'The Jacka' shot, killed

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Feb 3, 2015

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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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