D-12 member Proof was shot and killed in Detroit earlier this morning at an after hours club on Eight Mile Road. Proof, born Deshaun Hotlon, was one of two murders at the CCC club this morning. While the identity of the second man was not known, sources told AllHipHop.com that fellow group member Bizarre may have been the second man murdered. Both men suffered gunshot wounds to the head and were taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead. One witness was being questioned by the police, who are still seeking suspects.

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OMG.

May his soul rest in Peace.

This is so very sad

very sad indeed,
may his soul rest in perfect peace

when is all this shootings gon stop,

I used to like that boy!!!!

R.I.P proof

DAMN everyone dying these days!!!!!

Although we don't belong to the same Camp, My dawg Proof of D12 was shot yesterday. "Damn ma dawg was a close friend even if he rolled wit Eminem "

That I spoke to him last Week shocks me but guys Deshaun is a guy y'all need to meet 1-on-1 wit cuz that nigger had a good sense of Humor. Goin miss a Friend & Brother .

God Bless U Big Proof . (R.I.P) . (Send ma Regards to tha Homies in Heaven)

Sad, Sad, Sad. When will all this viloence stop
Black on black crime, when will it get thru our thick skulls that thats what they want
It does us no good killing eachother like chickens

Man i was never a fan of D-12, but i still gotta Respect them RIP proof
may ur soul rest eternally in heaven
JAH JAH bless

How do i get the murderers, i need to give them a piece of my mind. He was my role Model.

Rest in full peace Hommie. I'll miss men

they haven't discovered who killed 2pac, b.i.g and now proof. RIP.

And the worst part is these rappers would never realize that violence will only lead to their doom. First 2pac, Biggie smalls, lil kim(in jail) and now proof. Well i take solace that Bizzare wasn't involve cos it would have been too much of a shock to take.

Proof RIP my brother

What did lil kim do? did she commit purjery thats not violence, just sheer stupidity

but hey she was at the scene, and she denied ever knowing anything about it

ya trusay u got a point

All these violence is one of the reasons why many other races don't like hip hop/rap and letz not forget filthy lyrics.

no kidding who cares what they like or don't like

i did not really mean like in the sense of liking but as in critizing and stereotype. i don't care what others think of it, i was just saying

ur point is well noted and appreciated

Why don't people ever live in peace?
One minute someone's shot
Another minute someone's stabbed
Another minute,
Oh God!!! just help this world, and help us all to live in peace.

Proof, rest in peace.

He shot first.

yo! Proof we gonna miss ya
say hi to all da beloved homies
one luv

D12 Rapper Proof Fatally Shot
Eminem's right-hand man killed at Detroit club D12 rapper and longtime friend of Eminem, Proof, was shot and killed this morning at a Detroit club called 3C, located on the city's famed Eight Mile. Proof, born Deshaun Holton, was announced dead on arrival at Conner Creek Medical Center just after 5 a.m. He was thirty-two years old.
Police were called to the scene in early this morning after reports of gunfire and fighting at the venue, which was operating illegally after-hours. Another unidentified, thirty-five-year-old man was also shot, and is listed in critical condition. An investigation into the incident is underway.

Proof was among the most revered MCs in Detroit and befriended fellow Motor City rapper Eminem before joining Em's rap troupe D12. Proof went on to make a brief appearance in Em's hit biopic, 8 Mile, and was ever-present in the courtroom in 2001, when Eminem was battling gun charges. Proof also served as the best man at the superstar rapper's wedding to his on-and-off love Kim Mathers last January.

"Me and Eminem have wonderful chemistry, and we have wonderful songs," the rapper told Rolling Stone last summer while on the all-star hip-hop Anger Management 3 tour.

This is the second shooting involving a member of Eminem's entourage in three months: Rapper Obie Trice was shot and injured on New Year's Eve while driving on Detroit's Lodge Freeway.

Early last year, Eminem released a video for "Like Toy Soldiers," off his last studio album, 2004's Encore, that slammed violence in the hip-hop community. In the clip, Proof is shot, and Eminem sits in the hospital waiting room as doctors try to revive his friend.

Proof released his solo debut, Searching for Jerry Garcia, last summer on his independent label Iron Fist Records. "It's a long time coming," he said. "I'm very nervous because of the perception of the group we run with -- there's a lot of pressure."

Memorial service arrangements for Proof are still being made.
R.I.P. PROOF. can they ever learn?

is he dead?

is he's dead than,may his soul rest in piece,

i didnt heard this?

is he dead?

is he's dead than,may his soul rest in piece,

i didnt heard this?

Ya ma' His dead and buried

We miss him

Rest "n" peace

@Eastcoast

Other Races Love Hiphop/Rap sometimes more than Blacks. Whites Buy more than 77% of all Hiphop Cd's sold. There is even a Hasidic Jewish Rapper with mad lyrics. There are Arab Rappers,African Rappers and the hip/hop culture is in every part of the Globe. Proof was a good Hype-man for Eminem and an intricate part of D-12. May his soul rest in Peace.

He did shoot first.
They buried him in a gold casket, I hope they remember that this is still Detroit,

in the video for toy soilder Proof is shot, brought to hospital, dies and eminem buries him with everyone else and now it is reality and i cried when they played the video the other day on MTV!!!! cant believe they r still showing it

rapping along side the nigga was the aim but its a pity the game had to take him but not his name just like that black day i felt palled but had no reason for my dissed dullness then a friend came telling me deshaun 's gone by the guns i could'nt believe till i saw the news in my mail box that deshaun is no more homey you may be gone to the world; but to us you're still alive high and well

D.Holton would never be forgotten i promise that to all them fans out there