FOREST HILL, Texas – Both suspects wanted for the murders of North Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie and his 5-year-old daughter in Forest Hill have been captured.
Lil Ronnie, daughter murdered at car wash
1 of 2 suspects wanted for Lil Ronnie’s murder captured
While there haven’t been many new details released about the case, Forest Hill investigators confirmed they have one suspect in custody for the death of North Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie and his 5-year-old daughter. They’re still working leads and hoping to apprehend the second suspect.
The backstory:
Police believe 21-year-old Jakobie Russell and 24-year-old Adonis Robinson, both of Fort Worth, are the gunmen from Monday’s deadly shooting at Slappy’s Car Wash in Forest Hill.
The two men allegedly ambushed 30-year-old Ronnie Sibley and his daughter, R’mani Sibley, leaving behind dozens of shell casings.
Images obtained by TMZ appear to show Sibley, also known as rapper G$ Lil Ronnie, being chased across the parking lot by two gunmen.
The duo got away in a white, four-door Kia,.
Jakobie Russell In Custody
What we know:
Forest Hill police confirm Russell was taken into custody on Friday. Online jail records show him being held at the Tarrant County Jail on charges of capital murder and assault of a pregnant woman.
What we don’t know:
Police have not revealed how they tracked down Russell or where he was arrested.
Adonis Robinson captured in Livingston
Police ID suspects in rapper’s shooting
Forest Hill police said they’ve identified the two people suspected in a double shooting that left a North Texas rapper and his 5-year-old daughter dead.
What we know:
The Texas Rangers and Fort Worth police captured Robinson on Thursday in Livingston, Texas, which is about 75 miles northeast of Houston.
“We assisted on the arrest efforts,” the Fort Worth Police Department said.
Forest Hill police said they also recovered the vehicle the suspects used during the murders but would not reveal where it was found.
Investigators haven’t said what led them to the Houston area where Robinson was found.
The motive for the deadly shooting remains unclear.
Police also have not said how the suspects knew Sibley but said “the music industry” is part of the investigation.
Robinson has a violent criminal history and is a registered sex offender, according to court records obtained by FOX 4.
He was arrested in 2019 and later convicted for the assault of a woman who was walking along a trail near Marine Creek Reservoir.
Who was G$ Lil Ronnie?
What they’re saying:
Family members told FOX 4 that Sibley was an aspiring rapper who went by the name Lil Ronnie or G$ Lil Ronnie.
“He was a rapper. He didn’t bother nobody. He didn’t target nobody. He was a family man, and he was going around rapping, okay. Why would you target him?” said Stella Houston, the victim’s aunt.
He lived in Crowley but made a stop in Forest Hill on Monday to see his daughter.
Family spokesperson Bishop Rodney McIntosh said the young girl had just been dropped off to meet her father at the car wash minutes before the deadly gunfire.
“The mother wants everyone to know she is heartbroken, and she is grieving,” he said. “On behalf of the mother, I would ask them to do the right thing and come forward.”
Sibley also leaves behind a 12-year-old daughter, who has now lost a father and a younger sister.
