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It’s reported that a man popularly known as ‘Yo Killa’, CEO of West Bank Records was shot dead by gunmen in a drive-by shooting at Freshwater pond on the western end of Tortola on Saturday.
The deceased man has been identified as 32-years-old Nyron Erickson, popularly known as West Bank Records.
According to police reports, he was riding a scooter when gunmen drove up with high powered rifle and opened fire. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
There are no official statement from the police about the circumstances surrounding his death.
Erickson is a music producer who is known for producing multiple hit songs with popular Dancehall artiste Squash. He’s also affiliated with Squash 6ix camp.
Erickson was extradited to the United States on February 27, 2023, to face charges of conspiracy to launder monetary funds from outside the USA and unlawfully transporting the funds into the USA.
He was; however, subsequently allowed to walk free after prosecutors moved to dismiss the indictment due to insufficient evidence.
On his return to the Virgin Islands on September 20, 2023, however, Erickson was re-arrested and a total of twenty-one charges were laid before the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, September 25, 2023, against him.
Erickson was initially denied bail, but after strong legal representation from high-profile Jamaican attorney Mr Hugh Wildman, he was given bail.
He’s known for producing multiple songs for Dancehall artiste Squash with his most popular being “Squash – West Bank”.