Chris King and Justin Bieber were friends, with the two one living together as housemates for more than a year

Justin Bieber Pays Tribute to Late Friend Chris King

Justin Bieber and more stars are paying tribute to rapper Chris King after he was shot and killed in Nashville over the weekend.

King, 32, was a former housemate of Bieber’s, and was also a close friend and collaborator of rapper Trippie Redd.

“Love you bro. This one hurts,” Bieber wrote on his Instagram Stories on Saturday, April 20. “Please keep his family in your prayers. See you in paradise brother.”

In December, King, who was the CEO and founder of Snotty Nose Records, shared a photo and video with Bieber, 30, and revealed that he and the “Peaches” singer had lived together nearly a decade ago.