[People] Obe Noir, a Houston-based rapper known for his activism in the city's Third Ward area, is dead after a shooting on early Monday morning. He was 31.The fatal incident occurred around 3:40 a.m. near 2900 Fannin Street, according to the Houston Police Department.
Witnesses saw Obe Noir, born Xavier Roberson, running down the street after hearing gunfire in the distance, detectives said in a news release.
A vehicle drove around the block "as if chasing Roberson" before two men got out of the car and shot him, according to police.
The suspects then returned to the vehicle and fled the scene, authorities said. They were last seen turning onto San Jacinto Street.
Roberson was pronounced dead at the scene.
