A security guard was shot and hospitalized early Tuesday morning outside the Toronto home of the superstar Canadian rapper Drake.
The shooting came amid a highly public feud between Drake, whose legal name is Aubrey Graham, and fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar.
With what little police had released about the incident as of Tuesday afternoon, it was too early to tell if the beef between the two rappers was in any way related to the shooting.
According to the verified Toronto Police Operations X account, the security guard was standing outside of Drake’s massive estate at 2:09 a.m. when he was shot by a man who fled the scene in a vehicle.
The security guard was rushed to an area hospital with “serious injuries” while police swarmed the area.
SHOOTING:
Bayview Ave & Lawrence Ave E
2:09 am
\- reports of a shooting
\- police o/s
\- man transported to hospital with serious injuries
\- suspect fled in a vehicle
\- unknown description#GO978573
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— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) May 7, 2024
No description of the shooter or the vehicle was available.
In an afternoon update on the incident, police said the victim remained in the hospital.
