Utah Woman Becomes Latest Casualty in KC/Bay Area Rap War

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The Kansas City/Bay Area rap feud claims another life as authorities believe that the recent murder of a Utah woman in Fairfield, California seemed to be connected to a recent double homicide of a Kansas City rapper and friend in Las Vegas.

Lee "Alana" Danae Laursen, 21, of Payson, Utah was discovered in a street close to a curb in the 3500 block of Fieldcrest Avenue in the Rolling Hills area of Fairfield. She was shot in the head and chest.

While residents told authorities that they heard gun shots near 9:30 p.m., there were no witnesses to the shooting. Coroner's officials stated that results of Laursen's autopsy were awaiting the result of toxicology tests, which are presently being analyzed.

According to investigators, Laursen has no connection to Fairfield, but has contacts in San Francisco. A childhood friend of Laursen, who spoke under the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, revealed that the deceased was looking for help shortly before dying.

"Last I heard, she contacted an old friend in Payson a few weeks ago, told him she needed help, that her car had been involved in a double homicide," the friend told The Herald. "She told him she needed some money. I don't know the amount, but told him that if he couldn't get the whole amount, not to worry about it, cause it wouldn't matter."

Rhiannon Kaufman, another friend of Laursen, confirmed that she was seeking help.

Suspects in the deadly shooting of Laursen have yet to be identified.

This May, Kansas City MC Fat Tone (born Anthony Watkins) and Jermaine Akins were discovered by a security guard who noticed a car parked with its lights on at a Las Vegas construction site. One man was found in the car while the other was laid out on the ground near the vehicle.

Police says the Vegas killing was in response to the slaying of Vallejo, CA rapper Mac Dre last year. Dre was killed in a drive-by shooting on Kansas City's U.S. 71 Highway while he was being driven back to his hotel last November. Dre, 34, was in KC for a series of concerts and promotional appearances.

According to the Clark County coroner's office, Fat Tone died of multiple gunshot wounds. Kansas City police told The Kansas City Star that Tone was considered a "person of interest" in Dre's death, but was never called a suspect.

Andre "Mac Minister" Dow, Tanisha Aaron and Jason Mathis were all named "people of interest" in Tone's killing. Mathis was eventually arrested and named a murder suspect. A week later, a 2000 Pontiac Sunfire convertible linked to Mac Minister, Aaron and Mathis was discovered burning at Sixth Street and Cherry Avenue. It is still unclear how police linked the burning vehicle to the three suspects in Tone's murder.

According to Vallejo Fire Inspector Bill Tweedy, the Las Vegas authorities believe the car is related to the double homicide of Tone and Akins. Reports say nothing was found in the car.

According to Fairfield Police Sgt. Dan Pilcher, the Pontiac was registered under Laursen's name. It is still uncertain whether Laursen was involved in the Vegas homicide. Pilcher asserted that they were looking into every lead.

"We're still working on this," Pilcher told The Vallejo Times Herald. Pilcher added that police is interested in speaking with Dow and that the FBI is looking for him as well.

(source:sohh.com)