‘80s rock singer found beaten to death in NY; police investigating – syracuse.com
This undated photo shows (L-R) Jimi Hazel, Peter “P. Fluid” Forrest and Rick Skatore of rock band 24-7 Spyz performing on stage. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns via Getty Images)RedfernsA 1980s rock singer has been found dead at 64, according to multiple reports.Peter Forrest, best known as 24-7 Spyz frontman P. Fluid, died Monday after being beaten to death in an ambulette bus in the Bronx, according to the New York Daily News. The front door window had been broken and Forrest was lying face down in the back in a pool of blood, New York Police Department sources said.NYPD confirmed Wednesday Forrest died of injuries from “trauma around the body” and that the incident is being investigated as a homicide.News 12 The Bronx said it obtained surveillance video of a man exiting the ambulette, parked in a remote area, and getting into a waiting car on Monday morning. A coworker discovered Forrest’s body later that morning after he missed scheduled pickups, using GPS to locate the vehicle, according to the Daily News.Forrest worked for the Long Island-based Marquis Ambulette company as a driver.According to Rolling Stone, Forrest was known as P. Fluid in the group 24-7 Spyz, also sometimes stylized as 24/7 Spyz. The band was part of the Black Rock Coalition in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, along with Black-led rock artists like Living Colour and Fishbone.The Spyz blended rock with hardcore, metal, punk and funk music, scoring its biggest hit with a cover of Kool and the Gang’s “Jungle Boogie.” P. Fluid was credited with influencing the rap-rock sound that emerged in the ‘90s. He appeared on the group’s first two albums, 1989′s “Harder Than You” and 1990′s “Gumbo Millenium,” but announced he was quitting on stage during the band’s 1990 tour with Jane’s Addiction.Rolling Stone reports 24/7 Spyz still performs today with a different lineup, led by founding guitarist Jimi Hazel and bassist Rick Skatore. Forrest briefly reunited with the Spyz in 1995 and also performed in other projects, including the P. Fluid Foundation, AFC (with Living Colour’s Corey Glover and Angelo Moore) and the goth band BlkVampires.“What an interesting dude,” Hazel told Rolling Stone. “I’m grateful to him because if we had not met up on the street in 1986, 24/7 Spyz would not have happened. You either loved him or hated him, but if you loved him, you loved him unconditionally. He was a motherf—er, but he was a good motherf—er.”No arrests have been made, according to the Daily News. The investigation is ongoing.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025).© 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.YouTube’s privacy policy is available here and YouTube’s terms of service is available here.Ad Choices
