A TikTok personality was murdered in an execution-style hit while recording a live stream.
Jabari Johnson, known on social media as ‘Baba Skeng’, was killed on Monday in Saint Andrew, Jamaica while he was filming live content with another TikToker.
Horrifying footage of the murder shows Johnson, 25, laughing and talking with his friend just moments before his killer opened fire.
The left-handed shooter, masked and dressed in all black, approached Johnson from behind and shot him at close range.
Johnson was struck multiple times in the head and his upper body and fell to the ground, as terrified screams rang out. The gunman then fled on foot.
The TikToker, the son of reggae star Jah Mason, was pronounced dead at the scene, The Jamaica Observer reports.
Officers with the St Andrew North Police Division have launched an investigation into Johnson’s killing. MailOnline has approached the force for comment.
Jabari Johnson, (left) known on social media as ‘Baba Skeng’, was killed on Monday in Saint Andrew, Jamaica while he was filming live content with another TikToker
Horrifying footage of the murder shows Johnson, 25, laughing and talking with his friend just moments before his killer opened fire
The left-handed shooter, masked and dressed in all black, approached Johnson from behind and shot him at close range. Johnson was struck multiple times in the head and his upper body and fell to the ground, as terrified screams rang out. The gunman then fled on foot
The brutal attack occurred Monday around 6.30pm near Queenie’s Snack Shop on Red Hills Road.
Johnson had reportedly been livestreaming while playing a game with a fellow TikToker.
His father confirmed to the Observer that his son had been killed, but declined to comment any further as the family is still processing the tragedy.
His death follows that of three other high profile Jamaican TikTokers who were killed late last year.
Marlon Samuels, known online as ’41 Busshead,’ was fatally shot on December 20, 2024 in Montego Bay.
Fourteen days prior, on December 7, 2024, Xavier ‘Niah Gang’ Fogah, 23, was gunned down St Catherine.
And in September 2024, a group of armed assailants murdered 23-year-old Keauno ‘Popsy’ Watson.
But the tragic slayings are not exclusive to Jamaica alone. TikTok star Gordo Percui, real name Leovardo Asipuro Soto, and his wife Brenda Félix were shot dead in a gang attack near their home in Culiacán, north-western Mexico last December.
Soto was struck multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene, local media reports. Félix was transported to hospital in critical condition, where she later succumbed to her injuries.