Taxstone’s DNA has been found on the handgun that killed Ronald “Banga” McPhatter.
Yesterday, Taxstone, born Daryl Campbell, 31, was arrested on a federal weapons possession charge in connection to the fatal shooting that occurred at Irving Plaza during a T.I. concert last summer. Now, authorities have revealed that Taxstone’s DNA has been found on the handgun used during the incident.
According to a federal complaint reported by the New York Times, Taxstone’s DNA was found on the trigger, hand grip and magazine of the 9-millimeter Kel-Tec semiautomatic handgun. Police later retrieved the gun from a van that transported Troy Ave to the hospital.
The report also stated, “Mr. Campbell had the gun before the shooting, and videos show him coming into the green room before the gunfire and then fleeing. In front of him was the bodyguard, Ronald McPhatter.”
“Behind Mr. Campbell was a person who is not named in the complaint, but who appears to be Troy Ave — whose real name is Roland Collins — based on earlier police accounts. Wounded in the legs, Mr. Collins was holding the Kel-Tec gun and firing it toward a fleeing Mr. Campbell.”
The feud between Taxstone and Troy Ave is nothing new. Taxstone has been publicly slamming the Brooklyn rapper for years via social media.
Taxstone is well known for his popular Hip Hop podcast, Tax Season.
