Fan memorial planned for XXXTentacion
As fans continue to visit the growing memorial site where rapper XXXTentacion was killed in Deerfield Beach, a formal memorial is planned for Wednesday at the BB&T Center in Sunrise.
Cleopatra Bernard has invited fans to say a final goodbye to her son Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy — XXXTentacion’s real name.
Florida Panthers President Matthew Caldwell confirmed the event will take place from noon to 6 p.m., and will be hosted by the family.
The invitation, posted on Instagram, tells fans to leave all digital devices and cameras in their cars or at home because they will be escorted out of the arena and will not be allowed back inside if they are carrying any recording devices.
This fan memorial, planned for the arena at 1 Panther Parkway (Northwest 136th Avenue) across from the Sawgrass Mills Mall, is just the latest in a series of scheduled and spontaneous memorials for the Parkland resident who grew up in Plantation.
There were candlelight vigils Tuesday and Friday nights and daily streams of fans passing by the site of the shooting death near 3671 N. Dixie Highway.
That’s the address of RIVA Motorsports where XXXTentacion was said to be shopping for a motorcycle. He was shot and killed just before 4 p.m. June 18 in his black BMW i8 as he left the parking lot onto Northeast 37th Street, just west of Dixie Highway.
Dedrick Devonshay Williams, 22, of Pompano Beach, has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder, but investigators have said they are looking for multiple suspects.
Staff reporter Linda Trischitta contributed to this report.