Florida rapper Ralan Styles, whose Baby Shark remix went viral, is shot dead in attempted robbery as suspect tried to steal his chain

A rapper who went viral before him version of Baby Shark was shot and killed, allegedly by a petty criminal who tried to rob him.

Ralan Styles, real name Michael Robinson, 22, was shot multiple times at a home in Columbus, Ohio, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Witnesses said the alleged killer tried to steal his neck chain and shot him in a scuffle that ensued before fleeing.

Police were called to the Victorian Village area just before 5am and were stopped by a man who led them inside.

Styles went viral in 2022 with his dark and brooding rap remix of Baby Shark (pictured in the music video), which received millions of views online

Officers found Styles, originally from Tallahassee, Florida, bleeding from gunshot wounds and attempted to revive him until paramedics arrived.

Attempts at resuscitation failed and he was pronounced dead at 5:10 am.

Witnesses gave police a detailed description of the shooter and they found Mahamood Hassan, 24, who matched the description, nearby.

He was arrested and charged with murder after witnesses picked him out of the police lineup as the shooter.

Hassan is behind bars in the Franklin County Jail and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday. He has three previous arrests for trespassing and theft.

Officers found Styles bleeding from gunshot wounds and attempted to revive him until paramedics arrived. Attempts at resuscitation failed and he was pronounced dead at 5:10 am

Witnesses said the alleged killer tried to steal Styles’ neck chain (pictured with his brother) and shot him in a scuffle that ensued before fleeing.

Styles’ brother, a rapper known as “Lil Goat,” mourned him online in the hours after his death, posting videos of them together.

“Not my little brother man. I’m still waiting for you to call me and tell me this is all a joke,” he wrote on Instagram.

‘My heart is broken, I will never be the same again. We went from rapping together at the lunch table in high school to superstardom.

“We slept on the floor together, we ate together, we fought together, we signed our first deal together. I love you, brother, and as long as I live, you will never die.

‘Watch over me. Rest in peace my little brother. Save me a place up there, my heart.’

Styles’ brother, a rapper known as “Lil Goat,” mourned him online in the hours after his death, posting videos of them together

Baby Shark landed him a recording contract with Republic Records, and he attended the Republic Records BET Awards in June with YK Osiris (left)

His friend Jared Krumm wrote that they “lost you way too young.”

‘The past two years [my brother] Jake and I got to know the funny, energetic and talented person that you were,” he wrote.

“There was never a dull moment with you, whether we were in the studio, chilling in Jake’s basement, or even driving in the car to McDonald’s. You had an energy that will NEVER be forgotten.”

Styles went viral in 2022 with his dark and brooding rap remix of the cultural phenomenon that gripped the world in 2019.

His version received over four million views on his YouTube and more on TikTok, which earned him a recording contract with Republic Records.

He attended the Republic Records BET Awards in June and released Polyamorous with Justina Valentine.