Chaka Zulu had been beaten before firing the deadly shot. Chaka Zulu is being charged with murder in connection with a June incident. TMZ has received CCTV video of the altercation outside Zulu's Atlanta eatery Apt4B.
A group of males can be seen in the footage making their way inside Apt4B. However, they depart the restaurant a few minutes later, ostensibly due to a disagreement. Furthermore, Zulu is seen having a violent dispute with one of the males who was instructed to leave the premises. Tre'mon Robinson is his given name. Furthermore, as they were disputing, a guy named Corey Crawford pulled an undefined object from a car.
A source close to the case also disclosed that Zulu's defense team believes Crawford was looking for a gun. When Robinson's chest collides with Zulu's, all hell breaks loose. Crawford and Benton are shown pummeling Ludacris' longtime manager in the video.
As a result, we believe that the shot was fired since smoke is observed coming from Zulu's gun. Zulu appeared to have fired the initial shot, striking Benton in the chest. He died as a result of his injuries. However, smoke is spotted coming from Crawford's gun a short time afterward. He allegedly fired several rounds, one of which struck Zulu in the back.
Chaka Zulu, whose real identity is Ahmed Obafemi, surrendered to the Fulton County Jail on September 13th. The following day, he was freed on bond. Gabe Banks, a music executive's lawyer, made a statement expressing his dissatisfaction in the APD's decision to prosecute Zulu.
According to Banks, the evidence plainly shows that Zulu was "forced to defend himself" when he was attacked by four persons in June.