EMBATTLED dancehall deejay Squash took to Instagram on Sunday to deal with rumours that he had been shot in an incident in Florida last week.
“Unu know ‘6iix Boss’ already. My thing ah nuh fi come pon Live and take a look at explain, nuh care wha mi hear. The bag a drama on a regular basis, mi at all times ignore it… Mi family members dem, my fans dem concern about 6iix Boss, you understand, and everybody ah check pan mi. Dem hear say mi get shot, hear say mi dead, hear all form of things. See it deh, mi well and alive mi fans. Mi want unu know say mi lively, fully lively,” the artiste, whose given name is Andrew Whittaker, said within the clip.
“To all mi supporters and fans, big up uno self! Heart ah love! Look out fi some new music ah forward out,” he continued.
Squash, who currently resides within the Sunshine State, refers to himself as 6iix Boss.
The deejay also posted a series of photos with the caption: “Who god bless, no man curse. Ya man, me see unuh dutty style, dutty behaviour, dutty mind.”
Last week in Lauderhill, Florida, two people were shot and killed in a shoot-out, in response to the police. Double homicide reportedly took place on the Blueberry Hill Condos, situated off Northwest 56th Avenue near Oakland Park Boulevard on the night of October 19.
Officers were called to the 800 block of Blueberry Court shortly after 9:00 pm. After they arrived, they found the victims who had been shot. Each men died on the scene, in response to police.
A 3rd man was allegedly injured in the identical incident and was admitted to HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital in Tamarac, in critical condition. The police haven’t confirmed if the person was involved within the shooting.
A representative at Lauderhill Police Department told the Jamaica Observer that investigations were still under way.
“They [the police] are still working on the case… They’ve quite a lot of homocides in Lauderhill,” the rep told the Observer.
Following the shooting last week, social media lit up with claims that Squash had been shot within the incident.
Squash hails from the Salt Spring community in St James. He is understood for hit songs equivalent to Ambala, Foot, Sweepstake Life, Beat Dem Bad (featuring Vybz Kartel), and Money Fever.
