Rapper Lil Tjay Arrested In Florida. Lawyer Disputes Connection To Offset Shooting

Lil Tjay’s lawyer is denying that nan rapper was progressive pinch Offset’s shooting.

Dawn M. Florio, nan rapper’s evident attorney, posted a connection connected Instagram connected Tuesday slamming “false rumors” that Lil Tjay was progressive astatine nan incident that occurred Monday astatine nan Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino successful Hollywood, Fla.

“Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged pinch immoderate shooting,” nan connection says. “Any reporting to nan contrary is false. We promote group to consult trusted news sources, and to verify nan accuracy of immoderate reporting, earlier reflexively sharing aliases repeating baseless rumors.”

The Seminole Police Department antecedently told The Times that 1 of nan 2 individuals arrested Monday successful relationship to nan incident related to Offset’s shooting was Tione Jayden Merritt. The 24-year-old is known professionally arsenic Lil Tjay. Merritt was booked into a Broward County jailhouse connected charges of disorderly behaviour and operating a conveyance without a valid license.

As of Tuesday morning, charges had not been revenge against nan 2nd detainee.

According to police, nan incident began arsenic a conflict adjacent nan edifice valet. After Offset was shot, he was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital successful Hollywood and was listed arsenic successful unchangeable condition.

Born Kiari Cephus, Offset gained prominence arsenic a personnel of rap trio Migos on pinch chap Georgia rappers Quavo and Takeoff. The group was founded successful 2008 and together until Takeoff was fatally shot successful 2022. Offset shares 3 children pinch estranged woman Cardi B.

Times unit writer Clara Harter contributed to this report.