In season 2, Tobias places a bounty on Khalil after the latter refuses to carry out a hit, and goes on the run with Jennifer. Though they later return in exchange for Khalil receiving police protection, Tobias gets ahold of him and rips out his spinal implant, eventually killing him.

How did Khalil die in The Hate U Give?

Khalil leans down into the car window to check on Starr, before reaching through the driver-side to pick up a hairbrush. The officer, thinking that Khalil is fixing to brandish a gun, shoots and kills Khalil. As Starr mourns over Khalil, the officer realizes that he was holding a hairbrush, not a gun.

Who shot Khalil in The Hate U Give?

The police officer who shot him, Johannes Mehserle, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison. He served 11 months and was released in 2011.