DETROIT Detroit rapper Doughboy Roc was shot and killed during an apparent robbery two years ago on the citys west side. READ: Rapper Doughboy Roc murdered on Detroits west sideFamily members are pleading for answers because they still dont know who killed Roc, whose birth name was Rodney Yeargin, on Oct. 9, 2017. Popular rapper Doughboy Roc was fatally shot on Detroit's west side. I am the mother, I am that mother who will relentlessly pursue justice, Sheronda Yeargin said. Police found Rodney Yeargin shot multiple times inside a car near Westfield Avenue and Stoepel Street.