A 16-year-old boy has been charged in the drive-by shooting of Philadelphia rapper and gang leader YBC Dul.
Aiden Waters is accused of killing the aspiring rapper, real name Abdul Vicks, on Aug. 23.
Additionally, the teenager is charged with another murder and attempting to kill 8 people in just 5 days.
YBC Dul, 25, went viral for digging up his opp’s grave and displaying his opp’s body in a music video.
Surveillance video shows Waters firing into YBC Dul’s white Hyundai SUV from the front passenger seat of a white Kia Sportage.
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The Kia Sportage was later found abandoned and set on fire on the 6900 block of North 15th Street. Police recovered evidence from the burned SUV, including fingerprints from the door handle that matched Waters.
Police also obtained surveillance video that tracked the SUV before it was burned. The vehicle was tracked to a rear alleyway on the 1700 block of 68th Street where Waters lives.
Detectives served a search warrant on the home. On waters’ bed, police found a 10mm handgun with a red switch that converted the firearm into a machine gun.
In his basement, police found a 9mm Glock that had been reported stolen. Ballistics tests showed the gun matched shell casings found at the scene of YBC Dul’s murder and other shootings.
Assistant District Attorney William Fritze urged parents to search their children’s belongings for weapons.
“What’s happening is abnormal,” he said. “Get those guns out of the house.”
Waters’ criminal history began 4 four years ago with a series of minor crimes. His juvenile court record is sealed but his fingerprints are in the system.
Police gave a detailed timeline of Waters’ one week crime spree. They said Waters paid a friend $100 to steal the Kia Sportage in Cheltenham.
The Kia Sportage was later used in a casino robbery on Aug. 17. On Aug. 18, Waters opened fire on 2 people in Lawncrest. Both men survived their injuries.
On Aug. 19, police say Waters fired multiple rounds into a car full of teens. Marquise Saunders, 16, was struck in the head and killed. Another 16-year-old was injured.
The getaway vehicle used in that crime was found abandoned. Investigators discovered a cell phone had connected to the vehicle. They downloaded the data from the cell phone and recovered video phone calls made by Waters to friends in jail.
In a video call on Aug. 20, Waters bragged about his crimes using code language such as “slam dunk” to describe a murder.
Police said Waters killed YBC Dul days later. The high-profile murder has made Waters a legend in the streets of West Philadelphia.
