On Tuesday morning, Joven Pineda Deala, half-brother of Black Eyed Peas rapper Allan Pineda, was shot and killed outside his girlfriend's apartment.

Deala and his girlfriend were sitting in their SUV outside her apartment when he was tragically shot. Deala died on the way to the hospital.

Investigators are reportedly still trying to determine a motive. The gunman and accomplice both escaped from the scene.

Pineda, better known as apl.de.ap, was raised along with Deala and their four other siblings in the Philippines. At the age of fourteen, Pineda moved to the United States and was later adopted by his sponsor through a dollar-a-day program.

Pineda is expected to attend his brother's funeral.