Baby Shark rapper Ralan Styles attends the Republic Records BET Awards kickback at The Highlight Room on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles

Rapper Baby Shark was killed in Columbus, Ohio (Photo: Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Republic Records)

Baby Shark rapper Ralan Styles was shot dead at age 22, according to reports.

Styles, whose real name is Michael Robinson, was killed in a home in Columbus, Ohio, in an alleged street robbery early Saturday morning.

The alleged killer shot Styles multiple times after he tried to steal his neck chain, according to witnesses.

After he attempted to steal Styles’ jewelry, a confrontation erupted in which the would-be assassin shot Style.

The Daily Mail reports that police were called to the Victorian Village neighborhood just before 5am.

They found Styles bleeding from gunshot wounds and performed CPR while waiting for an ambulance.

The publication states that he was pronounced dead at 5:10 am after resuscitation attempts failed.

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