Security guard shot outside The Weeknd co-manager’s Encino home

Esmailian has made a name for himself in the music industry as a talent manager and record producer alongside The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye), and has also collaborated with other top artists including Beyonce, Jay Z, Lil Uzi VertAnd Travis Scott.

Law enforcement sources told RadarOnline.com that the victim was in a guard hut when he heard several gunshots and discovered he had been beaten.

There were three suspects who fled the location. According to reports, they wore hoodies and surgical masks.

Aerial photos of the property show yellow crime tape near the pool, as officers searched the guard’s hut for clues just a short distance from the home’s expansive basketball court with the XO logo.