Habib Ameer Zekajj, known by his stage name Big Paybacc, was a 38-year-old rapper shot and killed on November 6, 2014, inside a McDonald’s on the 37200 block of 47th Street East in Palmdale, California. At about 12:26 p.m. an assailant entered the restaurant and shot him in the upper torso while he was eating lunch; the shooter fled and the attack happened in front of about 15 other customers. Big Paybacc was pronounced dead at 12:44 p.m. by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, led by Lt. John Corina, described the shooting as appearing targeted rather than random; witnesses reported no altercation or argument before the attack. His girlfriend confirmed he left three children. The Sheriff’s Department opened a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for information and anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers. No arrests or significant breakthroughs have been reported in the investigation.