Rapper Selling CD's Was Man Killed By Cop In Times Sq.

As friends and family express outrage over the police-involved shooting of an aspiring rapper in Times Square, more is being uncovered about the anti-police message the rapper incorporated in his songs.

Police say Bronx resident Raymond Martinez, 25, was peddling goods when he was approached by plainclothes police sergeant Christopher Newsom.

Newsom runs a task force that monitors aggressive panhandling and said he recognized Martinez, from his MySpace photo, and his brother from past interactions.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said that when Newsom asked the brothers for their tax stamps, Martinez ran away, and, when he was followed by Newsom, pulled out a weapon and pointed it at the sergeant.

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