Silento, the rapper best known for “Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae)”, is accused of killing his cousin

The 23-year-old, whose real name is Ricky Lamar Hawk, was arrested Monday after police investigated the death of his 34-year-old cousin, Frederick Rooks, according to a statement from the DeKalb County Police Department.

Police responded to a call about a Jan. 21 shooting and found Rooks with multiple gunshot wounds on a road in the Atlanta suburb of Panthersville, Georgia, according to a report from the DeKalb County police incident. Rooks was pronounced dead at the scene, the report said.

Security camera footage from nearby homes captured at least one gun shot before several vehicles fled the scene at high speed, according to the report.

Police said in a statement that Silentó was later identified as a suspect.

Investigators have not yet established a reason for the shooting.

Silentó was sent to prison on Monday and is currently being held there on a murder charge, prison records show. Authorities charged him with murder.

CNN contacted representatives for Silentó.

Silentó has faced several lawsuits in recent months.

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