On June 1, 1997, Death Row Records employee and Mob Piru Bloods member Aaron "Heron" Palmer was shot dead in Compton, California.

[1] On September 7, 1996, Palmer participated in the beating of Orlando Anderson in the MGM Grand, along with Suge Knight, Tupac Shakur, and several other members of the Mob Piru Bloods.

[1] Following this incident, Williams became associated with Fruit Town Piru member Rodrick Cardale “Lil Rod” Reed, who was an enemy of Suge Knight.

On the evening of June 1, 1997, Palmer was driving home after a Death Row Records party at Gonzales Park, Compton.

[1] Bobby Ladd, an officer from the Compton Police Department, was surprised by the murder of Aaron Palmer, stating:[1]When Heron went down, we were all like, ‘Whoa!