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Suspect Named in Shooting Death of Brooklyn Rapper

Police identified a suspect Saturday in the death of a Brooklyn rapper who was killed in December.  

James Oliver, 39, is wanted in connection with the Dec. 2 homicide of Darnell Pettway, the NYPD said. 

Pettway, 30, was a rapper who performed under the name Mooks Mula, The New York Daily News reported. The paper reported that he was killed during a gambling dispute in his apartment lobby. 

Oliver is described as about 5 feet, 11 inches tall and 170 pounds. 

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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