Murderer of rap pioneer Jam Master Jay is named · 2007-04-18 18:15
Prosecutors have named a man in connection with the murder of Run DMC star and rap pioneer Jam Master Jay.
Legal papers filed in New York name Ronald Washington, 45, as the armed accomplice of a second, unidentified, gunman who shot the rapper and DJ.
The information came to light as part of Mr Washington's trial for robbery. He has not been charged with the murder and denies being involved.
Jay, real name Jason Mizell, was killed in his recording studio in 2002.
According to the court papers, Mr Washington "pointed his gun at those present in the studio, ordered them to get on the ground and provided cover for his associate to shoot and kill Jason Mizell", BBC informs.
Prosecutors also named Mr Washington as a suspect in the fatal shooting of Randy Walker, a close associate of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, in 1995.
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