NEW JERSEY – Police in New Jersey are investigating a violent shooting after Bronx rapper Lil Tjay was shot multiple times during a suspected armed robbery attempt.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight Wednesday in Edgewater. Officers responded to multiple calls of shots fired at the Promenade apartment complex. That’s where Lil Tjay, aka Tione Merritt, was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
Another man was found at a gas station on River Road, shot.
Both victims were rushed to hospital. The condition of Lil Tjay and the other victim was unclear.
Three men were arrested and charged after the shooting. Mohamed Konate, of Manhattan, faces three counts of attempted murder and armed robbery, as well as weapons charges. Police said he tried to rob the rapper and the two friends he was with at the time the shooting occurred.
Jeffrey Valdez and Antoine Boyd, both from the Bronx and who were with Merritt, were arrested on weapons charges when they were found with firearms.
An investigation is ongoing.
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