New Details Emerge in Pop Smoke Murder Trial New Details Emerge in Pop Smoke Murder Case Getty Images / Pascal Le Segretain Pop Smoke was fatally shot by a 15-year-old home intruder, according to new testimony given by LAPD Detective Carlos Camacho. According to a NY Daily report, Camacho was testifying on Friday at a preliminary hearing for a different suspect in the case, when he revealed vital new information about the February 19, 2020, Los Angeles home invasion that killed Pop Smoke (real name Bashar Jackson). According to the report, Camacho stated that the 15-year-old alleged shooter “admitted that they asked for the jewelry” (specifically, a diamond-studded Rolex and a Cuban link chain) and then had “a confrontation” with Pop Smoke during the 4 a.m. home invasion. The youngest of the four defendants allegedly admitted to his role in the murder during a recorded interview with a cellmate at a juvenile detention center last May.