BTB Savage’s murder case has taken a new turn — one of his alleged killers, Montrel Burley, has been identified by Houston police, but has yet to be apprehended.
On Friday (April 7), KPRC 2 Houston reported that one of the two suspects involved in BTB Savage’s murder had been identified, but remains at large. The up-and-coming rapper was shot and killed on March 30. He was 26 years old.
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He was reported to have been in the River Oaks area of Houston, Texas, when he was shot and killed in a drive-by. Upon arrival, officers discovered his body near the entrance of a parking garage, according to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner.
Investigators report that the victim was driving a white Mercedes northbound when a black Subaru SUV opened fire on the vehicle.
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Following the shooting, witnesses told police the two suspects fled in a black Subaru SUV at a high speed. Burley was identified as one of the suspects and charged in the shooting following further investigation. As of now, he remains at large and Houston Police are asking for anyone with information to come forward.
BTB Savage’s mother, Bernita Ward, has issued a statement, calling her son a “good-hearted, amazing rapper, veteran, father, and a man who loved his family.”
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She told KPRC 2, the rapper served in the military for four years. During his deployment in Korea, he learned to rap and decided to pursue music.
“I’ll never forget when you call me and he’s like, ‘Mom, you want to hear my song?’ and I was like, ‘Your song? Boy, you can’t sing,’” Ward said. “That took me by surprise.” According to Ward, her son moved to Houston earlier this year to be closer to his manager and producer.
“He was definitely trying to make a career out of it,” she continued. “That’s what led him to Houston.”
Ward called the late rapper’s murder “senseless” and said he was “gunned down in the street” like a dog. Additionally, she revealed that surveillance footage showed the alleged attackers stealing clothing, chains, and money from his apartment.
“To have him killed the way he was killed… like a senseless dog gunned down in the street, and then while his body laying in the street, then they’re robbing our place? No, that’s not acceptable to me,” she said.
Several hours before the shooting, Ward said her son called her and said he believed he was being set up.
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“I said, ‘Leave right now.’ So, he went back and he took his two friends back to his place and he got in his car and he left,” Ward said. “While he was leaving, they killed him. His friends sent text messages to the people who were killing him.”
Text messages described his clothing and car, she said. Two hours before his death, he posted photos on Twitter of himself standing at a bloody crime scene at his old San Antonio apartment.
