Lachlan Belmore ‘Drips’ charged with murder
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Aussie hip-hop star charged with MURDER teases new music video 48 hours after allegedly barging into house and shooting young man with gun
- Melbourne rapper Lachlan Belmore ‘Drips’ charged with fatally shooting a man
- The 24-year-old reportedly stormed a house armed with a rifle in a targeted attack
- Griffin Harris, 22, was found dead in his home about 4.15am on September 21
- Father of two Dean Bell was also charged with murder and burglary at home
- Two other men, 25 and 19, were arrested and charged with burglary at home
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An Australian rapper is one of two men charged with murder after a 22-year-old man was shot dead.
Rap artist Lachlan Belmore faced the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday on charges of murder, burglary and drug offences.
The 24-year-old, who performs under the stage name ‘Drips’, is accused of storming a house in Kalkallo, 31 km north of Melbourne’s CBD, armed with a rifle and shooting a young man on September 21.
Melbourne rapper Lachlan Belmore, known as ‘Drips’, (pictured) was charged with murdering a 22-year-old man
The 24-year-old (pictured), also charged with ice trading and kidnapping, is charged with storming a house armed with a rifle and fatally shooting a man
Emergency services were called to the home on Oodgeroo Road in Kalkallo shortly after 4:15 am, where they found 22-year-old Griffin Harris dead.
Police allege that at least four men broke into and terrorized Mr Harris’s home before being fatally shot.
Police allege that at least four men broke into Griffin Harris’s home (pictured) and terrorized the 22-year-old before shooting him to death
Mr Belmore has not filed for bail, as his lawyer claimed: “It has been many years since he has been in custody.”
On Monday, detectives arrested six people and raided their homes, confiscating cars, laptops and phones.
Wallan husband Dean Bell, 31, has also been charged with murder and burglary.
The father of two told a magistrate that he “suffers from anxiety and depression.”
Another Wallan man, 25, and a 19-year-old Craigieburn man were also charged with housebreaking, with one representing himself in court and telling him to apply for bail at a later date.
Police have released a Keilor woman and a Walloon man, both 22, pending further investigation.
Police raided the homes of six people, including the home of Dean Bell (pictured) who has also been charged with murder and burglary. Detectives think the shooting was a targeted attack
Mr Bell (pictured), father of two, told a magistrate he ‘suffers from anxiety and depression’
Mr. Belmore, who is also accused of ice trading and kidnapping, has been actively promoting his music since Mr Harris’s death and even teased a new music video 48 hours after he was murdered.
The aspiring rapper has over 16,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and his most popular song received over 400,000 streams in total.
The four men are expected to appear in court in February next year.