The comedian had been living in Los Angeles while seeking a career in entertainment but had recently returned to Slidell to spend Christmas with his mother and grandmother.
A TikTok star was shot dead on Friday morning after being caught in a crossfire of a gunfight while he was shopping for his grandmother at a supermarket in New Orleans. Brandon ‘Boogie B’ Montrell, 43, a comedian, who boasted more than a quarter of a million followers was shot to death outside a Warehouse District grocery store while sitting in his car.
According to a cousin of Montrell’s who spoke to Fox 8, the comedian had been living in Los Angeles while seeking a career in entertainment but had recently returned to Slidell to spend Christmas with his mother and grandmother but was tragically killed.
News of Montrell’s death quickly spread across social media on Friday night even though the New Orleans police and the Orleans Parish Coroner’s office hadn’t revealed the victim’s identity till Saturday afternoon had passed. With
Montrell gained popularity on TikTok and Instagram for his amusing «Hood History» series of films by giving historical locations, occasions, and people in New Orleans a hilarious spin.
According to New Orleans police, Montrell looked to have been caught in the crossfire and was not the original target of the shooting that was happening between two men in the store’s parking lot.
