Alabama rapper Landlord Lo among 2 killed outside funeral repass at Brighton Community Center
An Alabama rapper was among two people shot to death during a funeral repass in Brighton.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the victims as D’Angelo Le’Marcus Samuel, 27, of Birmingham and Roderick Hall, 38, of Midfield.
Samuel performed under the name Landlord Lo. In 2020, the rapper teamed up with Pooh Shiesty in the “Chance” video that garnered more than 1.7 million views.
The deadly shooting happened Friday following the funeral for Samuel’s uncle, 62-year-old Fredrick Lee Samuel.
Authorities were called to the Brighton Community Center, at 3810 7th Ave., shortly before 2:30 p.m.
Samuel, Hall, and at least one other man, were standing just outside the front door when the shooting happened.
Samuel and Hall were pronounced dead under the awning at the community center’s entrance.
A double homicide at the Brighton Community Center on Dec. 13, 2024.Carol Robinson
According to law enforcement radio, one was shot in the eye and the other was shot in the head.
Cries of family members could be heard coming from the crime scene.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation. Bessemer police helped with crowd control and Brighton police and firefighters also responded.
No arrests have been announced.

Rod Hall was among two people shot an killed at a funeral repass on Dec. 13, 2024, at Brighton Community Center.(Contributed)
Brighton police Capt. Kenneth Hooten, who is also the city’s assistant fire chief, was among the first responders on the scene.
Hooten said he’d known Hall since elementary school and described him as a “down to earth guy.”
“He didn’t bother anybody,’’ Hooten said.
“I went to elementary school with him before I became a cop or a firefighter, hung out, and we’d check in on each other from time to me,’’ Hooten said.
When they would run into each other, Hall would always ask Hooten if he needed anything. “You need anything, all you gotta do is ask,’’ he would tell Hooten.
Hall would also tell Hooten that he was proud of him.
Samuel was 18 when he was arrested and charged with murder for the shooting death of 23-year-old reputed drug dealer Kevin Hatter. The shooting happened in the 1200 block of 47th Street in Brighton about 6 p.m. on April 8, 2015.
Hatter had faced drug and attempted murder charges before his death.
Samuel’s attorney at the time claimed self-defense, and a jury in 2018 acquitted Samuel of the murder charge.
Another suspect in Hatter’s slaying had his case dismissed that same year.
Samuel was also indicted earlier this year on charges of attempted murder and discharging a firearm into occupied vehicle in connection with the 2020 shooting of a woman.
Those cases were dismissed after a plea agreement. Court records do not indicate what he pleaded guilty to that led to the dismissal of those charges.
Two months ago, Samuel was interviewed by The Family TV on YouTube titled Beats & Bullets: The Alabama Rapper Who Lived to Tell His Story, in which he talked about his music, past criminal charges, and other Birmingham area homicides.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.