Rapper Lil Tjay Shot Multiple Times in Robbery Attempt, Suspect Arrested
variety.comLil Tjay was shot several times and another man was also wounded in an attempted armed robbery early Wednesday in New Jersey, according to a statement from law enforcement.The incident, which was reported early Wednesday by TMZ but not confirmed until late in the day, took place at a Chipotle fast-food restaurant at an outdoor shopping center in Edgewater.Police responded to a 911 call about the shooting at 12:08 a.m.
and found Lil Tjay, 21 (real name: Tione Jayden Merritt) with multiple gunshot wounds, according to a news release from the prosecutor’s office cited by NBC News.
The other victim, Antoine Boyd, 22, was found at an Exxon gas station approximately a mile from the Chipotle, with a single gunshot wound, authorities said.
Investigators reported that Mohamed Konate, 27, allegedly “attempted to commit armed robbery” against the rapper, Boyd and a companion, Jeffrey Valdez, 24, when the shooting occurred.
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