Bay area rapper killed by black officer

[Hellcat]

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Bay Area Rap Artist Killed
1/30/2005 4:16:12 PM by Robert

The 30-year-old Santa Rosa man who was shot and killed by a Rohnert Park police officer Friday night was an alleged gang member wanted on numerous felony charges and was carrying a loaded handgun, investigators said Saturday.

Terry Lee Grinner Jr. was shot by Rohnert Park public safety officer Jacy Tatum after turning a .357 Magnum in the direction of pursuing officers, authorities said.

Terry Lee Grinner Jr. was known to the hip-hop and rap community as TL 'Young Grinn' Grinner from the Link Crew. The Link Crew was comprised of rap artist Ray Luv, Young Grinn and Ant D.O.G.. They had hits like 'Forever Hustlin', which was a hit in 1995.
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[Whitebear]

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Rapper Killed by Police

Grinner had a $10,000 warrant out for his arrest for failure to appear in Sonoma County Superior Court last month on charges including kidnapping, domestic violence, threats of death or great bodily injury, unlawful intercourse with a minor, battery and sodomy.

Angela Johnson of Santa Rosa, Grinner's sister, disputed the official version of events. "We're not accepting he was aiming the gun at them," she said. She also denied that her brother is a gang member.

Tatum, 22, who has just over a year's experience as a police officer, was placed on paid administrative leave, also normal protocol for such shootings.

A former standout athlete at Rancho Cotate High School, Tatum is the son of former officer Larry Brown, Rohnert Park's

first black police officer.

the police officer made eye contact
with the driver, later identified as Grinner, and saw him put on his seat belt and rapidly accelerate.

In the car with Grinner was a 20-year-old man and two 14-year-old girls.