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L-R: Darryl McDaniels, Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons.
Authorities might be one step closer to solving the mysterious killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay.
Law enforcement sources tell The New York Times that Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr. have been arrested and indicted on charges of “murder while engaged in drug trafficking.”
It is unknown what role they may have played in the crime, but one official told the paper, “There was a beef — it didn’t go as planned.”
Jam Master Jay, real name Jason Mizell, was playing video games in a lounge at a recording studio in Queens on October 30, 2002, when two men entered the building. One man, wearing a mask, shot the DJ in the head. He was just 37 years old.
At the time, investigators struggled to find a motive. Now, they tell The Times he was allegedly involved in the finances of a drug trafficking operation.
Washington is already serving time in federal prison for a robbery. Jordan, who previously went to jail for shooting Jay’s nephew, was arrested on Sunday.
Jam Master Jay was one of the founding members of the rap group Run-DMC in 1983, alongside Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels.