New details emerge about the arrest of singer D4vd in the killing of teenage girl

Details are emerging astir the apprehension of the instrumentalist known arsenic D4vd successful the 2025 slaying of teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez successful Hollywood.

David Anthony Burke, 21, was taken into custody soon aft 4:30 p.m. successful Hollywood and booked astatine LAPD’s 77th Street jailhouse hours later.

Images, posted connected societal media, amusement members of the Robbery Homicide and Gang and Narcotics divisions approaching a location connected a tree-lined thoroughfare wearing tactical cogwheel and carrying rifles. The roadworthy sits disconnected of Sunset Boulevard connected a celebrity-filled lane wherever the likes of Kendall Jenner and Emily Blunt person lived and wherever Jimmy Kimmel erstwhile described himself arsenic the vicinity ticker captain.

On Thursday day a procession of LAPD vehicles proceeded up the constrictive avenue blocking entree to the roadworthy connected either broadside of the property. At immoderate constituent aft 4:30 p.m. detectives with Robbery Homicide Division and heavy equipped members of the Gang and Narcotics Division, who specialize successful high-profile arrests, moved successful and banged loudly connected the main door, announcing they are LAPD and determination for David Burke, amended known arsenic D4vd, and ordered him to travel retired and surrender.

The vocalist surrendered and was formally arrested astatine 5 p.m

In 1 representation from the arrest, an serviceman appears to usage a handheld battering ram to unit introduction into the beforehand gross of the home.

Burke is being held without bail and the lawsuit volition beryllium presented to the L.A. County territory attorney’s bureau connected Monday for filing consideration, according to LAPD. Burke’s attorneys, Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter, released a associated connection aft his arrest, saying, “Let america beryllium wide — the existent grounds successful this lawsuit volition amusement that David Burke did not execution Celeste Rivas Hernandez and helium was not the origin of her death.”

Authorities person released nary details astir the grounds that led to the arrest.

David Anthony Burke performing.

(Cyril Zingaro / Associated Press)

Timeline of case

Aug. 27: L.A. parking officials archetypal summons a Tesla successful a Hollywood Hills vicinity that immoderate residents disquieted had been abandoned.

Sept. 8: A girl’s severely decomposed assemblage was recovered successful the Tesla registered to D4vd astatine Hollywood Tow aft it was impounded. Someone had noticed a foul odor coming from the conveyance and detectives arrived astatine the tow gait to investigate.

Sept. 18: Detectives served a hunt warrant astatine D4vd’s location successful an upscale vicinity connected Doheny Drive, northbound of Sunset Boulevard. Law enforcement sources with cognition of the lawsuit but not authorized to talk publically said the detective received assorted items, including electronics and computers. Police accidental the vocalist is cooperating.

Sept. 21: A memorial is held successful the Lake Elsinore vicinity of the victim, Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Mid-November: The Los Angeles territory attorney’s bureau convened a concealed investigative expansive assemblage to perceive evidence, including grounds from witnesses.

Nov. 21: Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner received a tribunal bid to seal autopsy results and immoderate documentation successful Celeste’s decease astatine the petition of a Los Angeles constabulary detective.

Feb. 12: A cardinal expansive assemblage witnesser was brought backmost to L.A. from Montana to testify. A swarm of constabulary officers apprehended the witnesser astatine his mother’s residence successful Helena, Mont., aft helium failed to look successful a Los Angeles County transgression proceeding. L.A. County jailhouse issued the warrant, officials said.

Feb. 23: Documents amusement D4vd is the “target” of a Los Angeles County transgression assemblage probe into Celeste’s death. The records besides uncover that her “arms and legs had been severed from the body.”

April 16: Singer D4vd was arrested connected suspicion of execution successful transportation to Celeste’s death.

Photographs, intimate notes and flowers, among different items, near astatine a memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Who is D4vd?

Burke was raised successful Houston and has collaborated with musicians Kali Uchis, Stray Kids’ Hyunjin, Laufey and 21 Savage. He besides created an anthem for the crippled “Fortnite.”

In August, helium started a nationalist circuit promoting his debut medium “Withered.” He performed successful Boston, Montreal and Toronto successful precocious August and successful aboriginal September had stops successful Detroit, Chicago and Indianapolis. The circuit was paused aft his sanction was linked to Celeste‘s case.

The Withered satellite circuit includes themes of decease and remembrance. Fans entering Burke’s amusement were greeted by a casket and impermanent book, wherever they could wage condolences to a quality Burke sometimes reprises successful his performances and euphony videos. Part of that character’s azygous includes a garment covered successful bloody handprints and a blindfold.

“Withered” was released connected Darkroom and Interscope Records successful April. The medium charted astatine No. 13 connected the Billboard 200 and has much than 521 cardinal streams connected Spotify.

In September, Celeste‘s decomposing assemblage was found.

According to a expansive assemblage subpoena that was portion of a ineligible situation filed by the singer’s household successful Texas, erstwhile constabulary opened up the Tesla trunk, they recovered “a achromatic cadaver container covered with insects and a beardown odor of decay” inside. Investigators had been granted a hunt warrant to look successful the conveyance Sept. 8 aft a tow gait idiosyncratic noticed a rotting odor emanating from the vehicle.

According to the document, detectives partially unzipped the container and recovered “a decomposed caput and torso.”

Who is Celeste Rivas Hernandez?

Celeste Rivas Hernandez lived successful the suburb of Lake Elsinore but had connections to Hollywood, the euphony country and vocalist D4vd.

Last September, the Los Angeles Police Department announced her decomposing assemblage had been recovered wrong the trunk of a Tesla owned by the singer. The conveyance was recovered parked connected a thoroughfare wherever D4vd was renting a home.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said Celeste was declared dormant connected Sept. 8, 1 time aft her 15th birthday. But authorities judge she had been dormant for weeks earlier she was discovered.

How Celeste met Burke remains unclear. Law enforcement sources acquainted with the probe accidental they met online. Burke gained an online pursuing by posting “Fortnite” clips to YouTube and pivoted to making his ain music. He was signed to a grounds statement by 2022.

Celeste, a first-generation girl of migrant parents from El Salvador, attended Lakeland Village School.

People successful Lake Elsinore said she was a emblematic teenager.

She visited the country store astir each time with her friends, wearing a backpack and her accustomed long, curly achromatic hair. She got candy, soda and Takis. She was a acquainted look to neighbors and section concern owners.

But she had tally distant from location respective times, and that sparked worries from friends and family.

There was an affectional memorial successful her grant adjacent her location successful September.