Overview
- Offset, who was shot in the valet area of the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida after 7 p.m. Monday, was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital and is stable with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Seminole Police detained two people at the scene, and rapper Lil Tjay was arrested in connection with the altercation and charged with disorderly conduct (affray) and driving without a valid license, though he was not charged in the shooting and later posted bond.
- Lil Tjay’s attorney, Dawn M. Florio, said he was neither shot nor charged in the shooting, and police said the site was secured with no ongoing threat as the investigation continues.
- An arrest affidavit reported by local media says Lil Tjay directed members of his group to start a fight and that an associate then fired a gun, prompting investigators to seek additional people involved.
- Unverified clips and rumors spread widely online, and some outlets noted past friction between Offset and Lil Tjay over an alleged gambling debt that police have not confirmed, a backdrop that has heightened concern after Migos member Takeoff’s 2022 killing.