Pop Smoke Murder Case Concludes as Defendant Accepts 29-Year Plea Deal

Corey Walker, the only adult charged in the rapper's 2020 killing, pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home-invasion robbery, avoiding a potential life sentence.

• Corey Walker, 24, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home-invasion robbery, receiving a 29-year prison sentence as part of a plea deal.
• Walker admitted to providing a firearm and planning the 2020 robbery that led to the fatal shooting of rapper Pop Smoke in a Hollywood Hills rental home.
• Prosecutors dropped the murder charge against Walker, citing his non-shooter role, though he was described as the robbery's ringleader.
• Three juvenile co-defendants were also charged, with sentences ranging from juvenile detention to 50 years to life for the 15-year-old shooter.
• Pop Smoke, born Bashar Jackson, was a rising star in the hip-hop industry, known for hits like 'Dior' and 'Welcome to the Party,' before his untimely death at age 20.

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