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The Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed that five people are in custody in connection to Pop Smoke's murder. Now, authorities have also shared additional details about the suspects. On Thursday (July 9), Los Angeles Times reporter Richard Winton shared two statements from the captain of the LAPD, Jon Tippet, via Twitter that express confidence in the suspects that have been apprehended. "We are confident we have the five individuals responsible for the killing of Bashar Jackson," Tippet said. In another tweet, Tippet spoke on the relationship between the five suspects—three adults and two juveniles—and Pop Smoke, who was killed on Feb. 19. "We believe that Pop Smoke posted his location on social media and that is how they found him," the police captain continues.