As I sit here in a state of denial and disbelief, It breaks my heart to announce that it has been confirmed that Big Proof was shot and killed last night around 4:30am at the after hours club C.C.C. located on 8 Mile Rd and Gratiot.
**Update** This took place after an altercation with some other participants and possibly even the bouncers at the illegal afterhours spot.
**Update** Bizarre was not involved. He was currently at his home in Atlanta Georgia when this took place, contrary to earlier reports.
With nothing but respect and admiration for you Big Proof I feel confident speaking on behalf of everyone that has ever met you or worked with you... Thank you for all of your support and guidance in this world of HipHop... Without you we would not be where we are today... You are the Mayor of Detroit HipHop, You are one of a kind and you are going to be missed worldwide. This is a day that Detroit will stand still and mourn one of the greatest the city has ever had the opportunity to witness... R I P Big Proof.
Our prayers and deepest condolensces go out to Proof's family, friends and the entire Iron Fist and Shady Records camp..
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As fans of D12's Proof gathered Tuesday night outside the CCC Club along East Eight Mile Road, where they've erected a makeshift memorial, details continued to emerge about the slain rapper's final moments, the shooting's other victim and the club
where the fatal incident occurred.
On a telephone pole in front of the nightspot where 32-year-old Proof (real name: DeShaun Holton) — a founding member of Eminem-fronted Detroit hip-hop collective D12 — was shot and killed at approximately 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, fans left stuffed animals and personal messages to one of the city's most prominent rappers (see "Proof: 'Eminem's Best Friend' And A Vital Member Of Detroit's Hip-Hop Scene"). According to The Detroit News, "RIP Proof" was scribbled in red ink at the bottom of the club's sign. The CCC Club was closed Tuesday night while police continued to comb for evidence and clues.
According to a spokesperson for the Detroit Police Department, Proof suffered a gunshot wound to the head at the club (see "D12's Proof Shot And Killed At Detroit Club"); he was pronounced dead on arrival at St. John Holy Cross Hospital. A second victim, who has been identified as 35-year-old Detroit resident Keith Bender Jr., remains in critical condition at St. John Hospital and Medical Center. He also sustained a gunshot to the head.
Police were dispatched to the scene a little after 5 a.m. The club — which was operating illegally, after hours — had been cleared out by the time they'd arrived. The club did not have a video surveillance system. Several witnesses have come forward to discuss the incident with investigators, but police had no suspects Tuesday night. According to a Detroit police spokesperson, "an altercation occurred [inside the club], and shots rang out;" police located several shell casings in a parking lot across the street from the club.
The CCC Club has been a troubled spot for more than 10 years, according to police spokesman James Tate, who told the The Associated Press that officers have responded to 18 incidents there since 1996. The most recent visit by police came back in December, when members of the city's vice squad raided the bar and slapped its owners with six violations, most for serving alcohol to minors.
Several of Bender's relatives spoke with The Detroit News, claiming that Proof shot Bender, and was then shot by someone else. The paper reports that Detroit police confirmed that account, but have not provided additional details. "Some words were exchanged. He was at the wrong place at the wrong time," Bender's sister-in-law Angel Bender told the News. "We're still putting the pieces together."
Bender, relatives said, was a retired Army staff sergeant, and a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. Both he and Proof were at the CCC Club with friends, police confirmed. Authorities have not released any information on what may have led to the altercation, but believe two guns were used during the shooting.
According to ABC News affiliate WXYZ, Bender's brother, Kyle, was one of the many visitors to the CCC Club Tuesday night. "What I don't want to happen is for [Proof] to be glorified as another fallen rapper hero," he told them. "It's senseless violence that's right here in our community and we can't get rid of it."
"I just don't know how to feel right now," D12's Denaun Porter, known within the group as Kon Artis, told the Detroit Free Press. "It's crazy because we're suffering all these losses. We lost Bugz," an original member of D12 who was shot and killed in 1999 during a picnic at Detroit's Belle Isle Park. "Now we lost Proof. I just don't know, you know what I mean? We're all so messed up. Whatever happened, whoever this dude is, is still around. This is just crazy."
Memorial service arrangements have not been announced. The Associated Press reports that Proof's family and friends gathered inside a home on Detroit's Northwest side Tuesday afternoon. Proof is survived by his wife and five children.
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The death of Proof — whose real name is Deshaun Holton — was confirmed by Dennis Dennehy, the publicist for D12's label, Interscope Records.
"Memorial service arrangements are still being made, and his friends and family would appreciate privacy during this difficult time," Dennehy said in a statement.
Family members gathered at a home on Detroit's northwest side. The residential street in front of the two-story home was lined with vehicles.
Proof was the best man at Eminem's wedding in January and often appeared alongside the superstar rapper at concerts and public appearances. He also appeared in the film "8 Mile."
D12, which includes Eminem, has been around since the mid-1990s, when members of the rap group met at Detroit's Hip-Hop Shop, a clothing store by day and a hip-hop club by night.
Detroit police wouldn't confirm that Proof was killed, but said two people were shot in the head — one fatally — early Tuesday at a nightclub on Eight Mile.
An argument at the CCC nightclub escalated into gunshots, Detroit police spokesman James Tate said.
Wende Berry, a spokeswoman for St. John Health System, said Holton was dead on arrival at St. John Conner Creek, an outpatient treatment facility. Berry confirmed that he had a gunshot wound.
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