The murder of an Atlanta rapper at a crowded, upscale mall was a callous, calculated shooting by a man who then calmly ordered a valet to get his car and drove around the body, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday during the start of the trial in Los Angeles.

Deputy District Attorney Robert Grace told jurors Aubrey Louis Berry fired eight shots at rapper Roderick Anthony Burton II, known as Dolla, and his friends in the valet area of Beverly Center.

Grace said the 21-year-old Burton was struck by four bullets as he tried to run from Berry. Three of the shots hit Burton in the back, Grace said in his opening statement.

After the shooting, Berry drove around Burton, who lay dying, Grace said.

"Roderick was senselessly gunned down by Aubrey Berry in a hail of gunfire," Grace said.
Berry, 24, has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. His attorney Howard Price has said Berry acted in self-defense.