
Atlanta, Georgia – Known for his hit, “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” Silento quickly became known for something else after being charged with the murder of his older 34-year-old cousin.
Currently, at the age of 23, Silento, whose real name is Ricky Hawk, is accused of shooting, Fredrick Rooks, multiple times in the Pathersville community of South Dekalb County. Hawk is currently being held in a DeKalb jail.
Channel Hudson, the reported publicist of Hawk, released a statement on Instagram asking for prayer, “We will continue in his efforts of treatment, but we ask in the meantime the public uplift him and his family in immediate prayer.”