Crime & Safety

Rapper DaBaby Arrested On Gun Charges In Beverly Hills: Reports

The musician is accused of carrying a concealed weapon into a store, according to media reports.

Rapper DaBaby was arrested on firearm charges on Thursday, according to several media reports.
Rapper DaBaby was arrested on firearm charges on Thursday, according to several media reports. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Rapper DaBaby was arrested in Beverly Hills on Thursday on suspicion of carrying a concealed gun into a store, according to several media reports.

CNN reports a security guard at a Gucci store on Rodeo Drive called police around 4:30 p.m. Thursday to report a man with a handgun in his waistband.

Police said the musician was found to be carrying a 9 mm handgun, according to the report.

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DaBaby, whose name is Jonathan Kirk, was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, ABC 13 reports. Kirk was released on $35,000 bail and is scheduled to make a court appearance on March 25.

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