An upcoming United States rapper, Jahsen Onfroy popularly known as XXXTentacion who attracted controversy after multiple accusations of domestic violence has been shot dead in Florida.

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said XXXTentacion was shot dead just before 4 pm on Monday after two suspects approached him as he was about leaving a motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach.

“At least one of the suspects fired a gun striking Onfroy. Both of the suspects fled in a dark-colour SUV. Investigators say it appears to be a possible robbery,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on its Twitter account.

The 20-year-old was taken to Broward Health North Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

XXXTentacion released his first song using the online platform SoundCloud in 2014, becoming popular in the SoundCloud rap scene which has also given rise to artists including Lil Peep and Playboi Carti.

The Florida native released his debut album ‘17’ in August and followed it up with ‘?’ in March, with the latter debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.

XXXTentacion had a history of run-ins with the law, first spending time in youth detention in 2014 for gun possession before being imprisoned in 2016 for robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.

Just months after posting bail in July 2016, he was again arrested and charged with aggravated battery of a pregnant woman as well as false imprisonment and witness tampering.

XXXTentacion’s music was removed from streaming on Spotify’s curated playlists for several weeks earlier this year because his lyrics allegedly promoted hateful messages.