RAPPER SUAVE DRILLY, otherwise known as John Martinez, is seen in this 2024 YouTube music video for the Drill Rap track, “Straight Keef.” Video courtesy of Kapo Escobar via YouTube

A Norwood/Bedford Park-based drill rapper whose real name is John Martinez was shot and killed in the Mott Haven section of The Bronx on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 15, police said. According to various sources, Martinez is known as drill rap artist, Suave Drilly.

A police spokesperson said that on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 5.50 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who was shot at the intersection of Alexander Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 27-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the vi

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