Funeral for Phat Geez held Wednesday after rapper killed in North Philadelphia shooting

Rapper Phat Geez, whose name is Derrick Gant, was shot and killed in North Philadelphia this past weekend. He will be laid to rest Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA - A local rapper was laid to rest Wednesday after he became the victim of a deadly shooting in Philadelphia this past weekend.

Derrick Gant, known as Phat Geez, was found with multiple gunshots to the chest on North Taney Street in Brewerytown Sunday night.

Police say a passenger inside a vehicle opened fire on the 28-year-old rapper, who died after being rushed to a local hospital.

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A viewing will took place at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, followed by a service at Germantown Masjid and burial at the Chelten Hills Cemetery.

A $20,000 reward is still being offered for any information leading to the arrest of the suspected shooter.