North Adams Man Killed Working on Car| 04:34PM / Tuesday, January 07, 2025 | |
 | | Flowers left outside Klipper Kingz on Eagle Street on Tuesday for owner Christopher Barton. |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A local barber and musician was killed Sunday when he was pinned by a car he was working on.
The District Attorney's office confirmed that the victim was Christopher Barton, 51, who was working on the vehicle on steep Bradley Street when it rolled forward and over him.
Police and firefighters responded at about 8 p.m. according to scanner reports and were able to lift the vehicle high enough to pull him out and start CPR. He died at the hospital.
Barton was the owner of Klipper Kingz Barber Co., which opened on historic Eagle Street in 2009 in the former Norm's Barbershop.
Originally from Houston, Barton also was a rapper who performed under the name Bigzdaking.
His Facebook page was filled with posts of condolences and testimonies to his positive influence on many in the community and flowers and cards were left at the barbershop's door on Tuesday.
A benefit dinner to help his family is planned for Jan.14 and a GoFundMe has been set up. More information here. | 
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