A popular TikTok content creator was shot and killed in an execution-style attack while livestreaming with a fellow influencer in Saint Andrew, Jamaica.<\/p>\n
Jabari Johnson<\/strong>, 25, widely known online as \u2018Baba Skeng\u2019<\/strong>, was gunned down on Monday evening as he interacted with a friend on a livestream near Queenie\u2019s Snack Shop along Red Hills Road.<\/p>\n Chilling footage of the incident captures Johnson laughing and speaking moments before a masked gunman dressed in black calmly approaches from behind and opens fire at close range. The shooter, identified as left-handed, targeted Johnson\u2019s head and upper body before fleeing the scene on foot.<\/p>\n Johnson collapsed immediately amid the sound of panicked screams. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to The Jamaica Observer<\/em>. His killing occurred around 6:30 p.m., and authorities from the St. Andrew North Police Division have launched an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n Johnson, who was the son of reggae artist Jah Mason<\/strong>, was reportedly playing a game with another TikToker at the time of the livestream. His father has confirmed the death but declined to give further comment, noting the family is still coming to terms with the loss.<\/p>\n Johnson\u2019s murder is the latest in a troubling trend of violence targeting social media influencers in Jamaica. Three other TikTok personalities were killed in recent months:<\/p>\n Marlon Samuels<\/strong>, known as \u201841 Busshead\u2019<\/em>, was shot dead in Montego Bay on December 20, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Xavier \u2018Niah Gang\u2019 Fogah<\/strong>, 23, was gunned down in St. Catherine on December 7, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n In September 2024, Keauno \u2018Popsy\u2019 Watson<\/strong>, also 23, was fatally attacked by a group of armed men.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n These killings have raised alarm over the safety of high-profile digital personalities in the region.<\/p>\n The threat to influencers isn\u2019t limited to Jamaica. In December 2024, Mexican TikTok star Gordo Percui<\/strong> (real name Leovardo Asipuro Soto<\/strong>) and his wife Brenda F\u00e9lix<\/strong> were ambushed in a suspected gang-related attack outside their home in Culiac\u00e1n, Mexico. Soto died at the scene, while F\u00e9lix later succumbed to her injuries in hospital.<\/p>\n As investigations into Johnson\u2019s murder continue, concerns grow over the increasing violence facing social media figures, both in the Caribbean and across the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A popular TikTok content creator was shot and killed in an execution-style attack while livestreaming with a fellow influencer in Saint Andrew, Jamaica. Jabari Johnson, 25, widely known online as \u2018Baba Skeng\u2019, was gunned down on Monday evening as he interacted with a friend on a livestream near Queenie\u2019s Snack Shop along Red Hills Road. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6069,"featured_media":190254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[310],"tags":[139879],"class_list":["post-226964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-baba-skeng-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":226965,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226964\/revisions\/226965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}String of Killings<\/h3>\n
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Violence Beyond Jamaica<\/h3>\n