Drake is paying tribute to the mother and daughter who were killed by a hit-and-run driver while leaving his concert in St. Louis earlier this month.
Drake respects the women who were killed while leaving his concert
Drake has entered the knees of the It's All a Blur – Big as the What? featuring J. Cole and Lil Durk. On Tuesday night (February 27), the tour took place at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. During a break in the action, Drizzy took time to pay tribute to the two women who were killed after being hit by a car while leaving Drake's appearance in St. Louis a few weeks ago.
“You never know what someone's reality is going to be when they walk out of this building,” Drake tells the crowd in the video below, before instructing everyone in attendance to show love to a stranger at the event. “Rest in peace to that young mother and her child,” he adds.
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Mother and daughter killed while leaving Drake Show
On February 14, 42-year-old Laticha Bracero and her daughter, 21-year-old Alyssa Cordova, were killed while crossing the street after being struck by a vehicle shortly after leaving Drake's show at the Enterprise Center. Monte Henderson, 22, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of armed criminal action in connection with the car crash. Police say he ran several red lights before hitting the women at an intersection. He is currently out on a $200,000 bond.
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Watch video below of Drake paying tribute to the mother and daughter who were killed by a hit-and-run driver while leaving his concert in St. Louis earlier this month.
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