RAW VIDEO- Well-Known Philly Rapper Phat Geez Is Gunned Down And Killed After Speaking To The Killer Inside His Car

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Philadelphia rapper known as Phat Geez was shot and killed in North Philadelphia late Sunday night.

Police said officers were sent to the 1200 block of North Taney Street shortly after 10 p.m. where they located a man lying in the street. He had been shot multiple times.

The victim, identified as Derrick Gant, was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead around 10:30 p.m. Gant performed under the name Phat Geez.

In a post on X, Philadelphia native and rapper Meek Mill wrote "Rip phat geez…..Philly is a terrible place for black people to live… you see too much death!!!! Smh."

Gant's relatives said they want to know why he was killed. He recently released a song called "No Gunzone" in hopes of stopping gun violence in Philadelphia, family members said.