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(AllHipHop News) Police in Tempe, Arizona have confirmed that another shooting victim at a Nipsey Hussle concert has forward, bringing the total number of victims to 15 people.

Additionally, police have released the identity of one of the alleged shooters.

Raynon Keswun Jones, 19, is accused of being one of three gunmen involved in the shooting, which left two of the 15 people in critical condition on Friday evening (March 2).

Police believe that Jones and two other men, who are allegedly members of The Bloods, taunted rival Crip gang members who were allegedly waiting in line to see Nipsey Hussle.

Witnesses say Jones was involved in a verbal altercation with another group and in the process flashed a gun in his waistband.

Another man flashed his weapon and the argument soon escalated into a shootout.

Nipsey, who has admitted that he was affiliated with the Crips in Los Angeles, has denied any involvement in the shooting.

The shooters were not ticket holders to the concert, which was held at The Clubhouse and Nipsey was still in his hotel room when the violence took place.

According to reports, police recovered a discovered a 9mm, .40-caliber and .357-caliber Magnum shells discarded near the crime scene.

The shooting may have been in retaliation for the unsolved 2007 slaying of Deron Gibson, 19, who was killed in front of the same club.

Jones is being held in lieu of $1 million dollars bail.

Nipsey Hussle and a number of other popular rap artists have claimed allegiance to the either the Crips or the Bloods.

Rappers like Snoop Dogg, MC Eiht, Daz and Kurupt have all claimed to be Crips at one point or another.

Chart topping artists like Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, DJ Quik and Game have all admitted to their affiliation with various sects of the Bloods street gang.