Anthony Cruz is taking his girl's murder very hard. A rep for the reggae vocalist told Dancehall HipHip that he has been out of information technology since getting the news on Mon.

The gruesome murder took place on Monday in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 15-year-erstwhile Shanice Smith and her mother were shot to death inside their abode which resulted in a lengthy constabulary standoff with the accused killer 32-year-old man, Kevin Nelson, who is currently backside bars awaiting trial.

"Anthony was non in Florida at the time of the murder, but flew there this week to get more answers," his rep told DHH. "He is devastated and his family is devastated. This is hard considering Shanice is his simply girl and they had a very close bond. Yous simply can't imagine what's going through his mind right now."

The singer's rep also told DHH that he volition exist making a statement sometime before long and is asking for privacy as he continues to grieve. "I tin can't believe they impale my one and only daughter in ft.lauderdale," Anthony Cruz said in a short statement on Facebook before this calendar week.

Kevin Nelson 911 call has since been released and you tin hear him telling the dispatcher that he is the person with the gun and he shot and killed Karen Lyle and Shanice Smith. The murder reportedly took place on Friday, but the 911 telephone call didn't come up in until Monday.