Lil Tjay

Lil Tjay was reportedly shot in New Jersey just after midnight and taken to emergency surgery after. He was one of two victims in a double shooting, ...

Lil Tjay went into emergency surgery after being shot in New Jersey last night. The two victims were shot at an Exxon gas station and a Chipotle, with the victim at the Exxon station sustaining one gunshot wound and the victim at the Chipotle sustaining multiple. Lil Tjay went into emergency surgery after being shot in New Jersey last night.

The shooting of Lil Tjay is part of a grim uptick in violence that has affected rappers around the country in the last few years, including artists like Drakeo ...

(In 2020, Tjay said that 6ix9ine’s team offered to pay him to participate in a fake social media feud between the two New York rappers.) “Can't change, I remember what I've been through / So when I spit, no need for pencils,” he raps on “Losses.” The shooting of Lil Tjay is part of a grim uptick in violence that has affected rappers around the country in the last few years, including artists like Drakeo the Ruler, Young Dolph, and Pop Smoke, who was a close friend and collaborator of Tjay’s. After Pop’s 2020 murder, Tjay released a somber tribute song, “Forever Pop,” and expressed outrage over social media.

The "Leaked" rapper reportedly underwent emergency surgery after the shooting.

Reps for Tjay did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. An initial investigation from the BCPO and the Edgewater Police Department determined that the shooting "does not appear to be [a] random act," the BCPO said on Twitter. Officers with the Edgewater Police Department responded to a shooting at The Promenade in Edgewater at 12:08 a.m., and found a 22-year-old victim with gunshot wounds, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office (BCPO) said in a press release.

The "Calling My Phone" rapper was reportedly shot outside a shopping complex along with another victim and underwent emergency surgery.

Destined 2 Win featured the single "Calling My Phone," Lil Tjay's collaboration with 6lack, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became his highest-charting song to date. No additional information is available at the time. Rapper Lil Tjay was shot in New Jersey and underwent emergency surgery, according to multiple reports.

Prosecutors announced the arrest of Mohamed Konate, 27, of New York City, on charges of attempted murder, armed robbery and weapons offenses, accusing the man ...

The complex has 24-hour security with guards in cars patrolling the facility. His 2021 song with singer 6lack "Calling My Name" debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The shooting happened at the western end of City Place, a mixed-use development on a former Hudson River industrial site with stores and restaurants on the first floor and five stories of high-end condominiums above.

In addition to the attempted murder allegation, Mohamed Konate, 27, was also arrested on charges of armed robbery and weapons offenses, the release states.

The 21-year-old rapper first garnered attention as a teenager, scoring his first major hit, “Brothers,” in 2018. Authorities say Lil Tjay, legal name Tione Jayden Merritt, was shot several times shortly after midnight on June 22 at the Promenade, a mixed-use development in Edgewater, New Jersey. Two friends, identified by authorities as Jeffrey Valdez, 24, and Antoine Boyd, 22, were with Merritt at the time of the shooting. Although some media reports indicated the Bronx-born rapper was undergoing surgery after the incident, authorities would not confirm the status of those injured.

The Bronx rapper has reportedly undergone emergency surgery following a late-night shooting during an attempted robbery.

According to police, Tjay and 22-year-old Antoine Boyd were both shot at a local shopping plaza called 14 The Promenade. Tjay has reportedly undergone emergency surgery, TMZ reports. The incident occurred shortly after midnight last night in what police said was an attempted armed robbery. Mohamed Konate, 27, was arrested by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the New York City Police Department. He was charged with three counts of attempted murder, three counts of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and weapons-related offenses.

The Bronx-born rapper was struck multiple times at The Promenade in Edgewater. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said cops responded to reports of shots ...

He was sprung on a $50,000 bond posted by celebrity bondsman Ira Judelson. His debut album, “True 2 Myself” peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200. The “Run It Up” rapper was busted in Brooklyn in 2020 after cops found a cache of guns in a Cadillac Escalade he was riding in after it was pulled over.

Lil Tjay, also known as Tione Merritt, was found with multiple gunshot wounds at the Promenade Apartment Complex in Edgewater, New Jersey, after an alleged.

Police said that he tried to rob the rapper and the two friends he was with at the time when the shooting occurred. Mohamed Konate, of Manhattan, faces three counts each of attempted murder and armed robbery, as well as weapons charges. Both victims were rushed to the hospital.

The police officials have arrested three men in connection with the incident.

He was sprung on a $50,000 bond posted by celebrity bondsman Ira Judelson. The two other men (Boyd & Valdez), who were with the rapper, have also been arrested for second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. His debut album, 'True 2 Myself', peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200. The police officials have arrested three men in connection with the incident. NYPost reported that the rapper was arraigned on New Year’s Eve on charges of criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of marijuana. However, he is still not out of danger.

Two people were shot in New Jersey on Wednesday, one of them being the famous rapper, Lil TJay. The “Run It Up” rapper was shot multiple times while Antoine ...

The hip-hop star French Montana prayed for his “lil bro” as expressed via his Twitter account. Similarly, they also charged both, Antoine and Jeffrey, with unlawful possession of a weapon. Lil TJay was with two other people, 22-year-old Antoine Boyd and 24-year-oldJeffrey Valdez. Antoine also had a single gunshot wound as per the officials. The hip-hop star French Montana prayed for his “lil bro” as expressed via his Twitter account. Similarly, they also charged both, Antoine and Jeffrey, with unlawful possession of a weapon. Lil TJay’s real name is Tione Marriot, he had multiple gunshot wounds, when the cops arrived.

Lil Tjay was shot during a robbery attempt on Wednesday (June 22) and the suspect is in custody.

“Just after midnight, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the Edgewater Police Department received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired in the area of 14 The Promenade in Edgewater, NJ,” read the release. On Tuesday night, Tjay reportedly posted a since-deleted Instagram Story in which he said, “Just because you’ve been around a person doesn’t make you entitled to the fruits of that persons labor. New York resident Mohamed Konate, 27, was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree attempted murder, three counts of first-degree armed robbery, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm and fourth-degree aggravated assault.

Rapper Lil Tjay was shot multiple times and another victim was also injured during an attempted armed robbery early Wednesday morning in New Jersey, ...

TMZ was the first to report that Lil Tjay was shot and undergoing emergency surgery Wednesday. He is pending extradition to New Jersey. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the New York City Police Department on Wednesday arrested Konate on three counts of attempted murder, three counts of armed robbery and other weapons charges, the release stated.

Rapper Lil Tjay was shot several times and another man was also wounded in an attempted armed robbery early Wednesday in New Jersey.

He rose to prominence in 2018 with his song “Resume,” and signed to Columbia Records later that year. Later Wednesday, Konate was arrested in New York on three counts of attempted murder, three counts of armed robbery and other weapons charges, according to the release. 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.