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Police have shared photos of themselves raiding the Los Angeles home of musician D4vd after he was arrested on suspicion of murdering a 14-year-old girl.
LAPD officers clad in tactical gear and carrying rifles swarmed the 21-year-old’s Hollywood Hills mansion on Thursday afternoon.
Members of the Robbery Homicide and Gang and Narcotics and K9 units descended on the luxury home and seemingly forced the front gate open with a battering ram.
‘If you try to run or try to resist, you will get hit… and you will get hurt,’ an officer yelled as they entered the property, footage obtained by TMZ showed.
D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke, was arrested at the residence around 4.30pm.
He was placed in handcuffs while surrounded by police, thrown into a cruiser and taken to the LA County Jail.
Burke was arrested in connection to the 2025 killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered body was found inside a Tesla registered to him.
The singer denies the allegations, with his attorneys noting there has been no grand jury indictment and no criminal complaint filed. Burke is being held in jail without bail.
Rivas, from Lake Elsinore in California, was reported missing by her family in 2024 when she was 13.
Investigators say she was 14 when she died. Her body was discovered a day after her 15th birthday in September 2025.
Her remains were discovered after the 2023 Tesla Model Y, which was registered to Burke’s address in Texas, was impounded.
The vehicle had sat on a public street for more than 72 hours and was seemingly abandoned, according to the LAPD.
Employees at the Hollywood Tow yard called police after they noticed a stench coming from the vehicle.
Investigators searched the Tesla and found a cadaver bag ‘covered with insects and a strong odor of decay,’ court documents said.
‘Detectives partially unzipped the bag and observed a decomposed head and torso,’ the filings added.
LA medical examiner’s office investigators then removed the bag and ‘discovered the arms and legs had been severed from the body,’ according to court documents.
A second black bag was found under the first, and dismembered body parts were inside it. No cause of death has been publicly revealed.
The coroner determined that Rivas Hernandez had been deceased in the vehicle for ‘an extended period of time before being found’.
The medical examiner said she was wearing black leggings, a tube top, a yellow metal chain bracelet and stud earrings when she was found.
Neighbors said the Tesla had been moved several times over the preceding three months before it was left on Bluebird Avenue in the Hollywood Hills.
Police said the case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office on Monday.
The office said it is aware of the arrest and its Major Crimes Division will review the case to determine whether there is enough evidence to file charges.
The grand jury investigation into Burke began in mid-November. Jurors were presented evidence by prosecutors and relevant individuals were called to testify, including his managers and a friend of the singer, Neo Langston.
Last September, LAPD obtained a warrant to search the rented $20,000-a-month home that Burke had been staying at in Hollywood Hills. Officers seized a computer from the residence.
Burke broke his lease shortly after the raid and moved out of the home.
Friends of Burke told TMZ that the he and Rivas Hernandez were ‘frequently’ seen together. They also said they believed the pair were romantically involved.
Insiders who partied with the alleged couple, added that they believed Rivas Hernandez was far older than she really was.
The teen’s mother, who reported her missing three different times throughout 2024, has said her daughter was dating a guy she never met named ‘David’.
It’s also been reported that the two shared matching ‘Sshhh’ tattoos on their right index fingers.
D4vd, pronounced ‘David,’ gained popularity among Gen Z fans for his blend of indie rock, R&B and lo-fi pop. He went viral on TikTok in 2022 and landed a record deal.
His popularity led to collaborations with stars such as SZA and Kali Uchis.
When the teen’s body was discovered, Burke had been on a tour in support of his first full-length album. The tour was later cancelled.
After Rivas Hernandez’s death, the lyrics of D4vd’s songs were the subject of much scrutiny due to their violent nature.
In one of his most popular singles, ‘Romantic Homicide’, he sings about a love interest of his no longer being around.
‘In the back of my mind, I killed you… And I didn’t even regret it… I can’t believe I said it… But it’s true… I hate you,’ were the final words of the 2022 song.
