The reported death of 23-year-old influencer Petty Levels real name Mia Bennett has thrown social media for a loop as many struggle to come to terms with the news.
Petty Levels was found dead West Central Florida last week.
Social media has become flooded with tributes to the late rapper and influencer.
Petty Levels Death – Who was Mia Bennett aka Pettylevels?
Petty Levels was a rising musical artist, Instagram influencer, and social media content creator born Mia Armaj Bennett on October 3rd, 2000.
A Philly girl all her life, Bennett was reportedly found dead by Tampa Police Department officers on Boy Scout Blvd. on July 19 at approximately 1:30 p.m. She was just 23.
Police say there is no indication of foul play in her death.
News of the alleged death of Petty Levels started floating into the social media space late Wednesday and was met with skepticism as many fans simply refused to believe that the young and beautiful star had died.
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“Wtf petty levels died? Smhhhh hope its not true,” a discussion thread on the subreddit r/Phillywiki was titled.
Many social media users were struggling to find details about the shooting which was not immediately available.
Her death was confirmed by her record label, Chosen1records, which shared the following message: “We regret to inform you of the passing of our lil sis @pettylevelsofficial 🕊️We ask for prayers and comfort at this time & respect of privacy for the family,”
The announcement sparked some angry reactions with some fans writing: “Her family should be posting this not a record deal,”
Tributes have been pouring in for Petty Levels from her massive social media following and personal friends all of whom are flabbergasted by her death.
“You cooked me kid 🥺.. I’m really gonna miss ya lil sparky self. I can’t even write these letters next to ya name Mia. You was petty levels to the world.. but you was our lil Mia … our lil sis,” one tribute from Philly rapper Lee Mazin, shared on Facebook, read.
Who was Petty Levels?
Petty Levels was a talented musical artist and social media influencer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Born on October 3rd in the year of the millennium (2000), Pettylevels real name Mia Bennett rose to fame via her musical talent and bubbly personality with her lip-syncing vignettes exploding online.
Her selfies were also extremely popular with fans constantly flooding her comments seeking a relationship with her.
Mia Bennett was not only beautiful but extremely talented and managed to build a following of over a million on Instagram.
Her hit single, I’m Petty, epitomized everything there was to know about the Philly bombshell beauty.
Another popular music video she released was titled ‘Dat A**’ which also garnered a significant interest from her fans.
There was no doubt that Petty Levels was one of the biggest rising stars on social media and her music had more levels to reach with her signing to Chosen1 records seen as a step in the right direction for her career.
Tragically, all of the untapped potential of Petty Levels would never be fully realized with tragic news of her death.
May Petty Level aka Mia Bennett, rest in perfect peace.