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#EndSARS: Shooting as Lagos government imposes curfew
Men in Military uniform reportedly stormed the venue of the #EndSARS protesters in Lekki area of Lagos, last night, shooting indiscriminately to disperse them. This action followed a curfew imposed by the Lagos State Government, following the violent dimension the protest had assumed in the state. It could however not be ascertained if anyone was killed. But unconfirmed report said some persons died, while scores were injured. Information received from protesters who managed to flee the scene revealed that the armed security men that fired the shots stormed the venue unnoticed, switched off the lights before releasing volleys of bullets. Efforts to get the reactions of the authority concerned failed as they claimed they were yet to get detailed information on the shooting. Meanwhile, as at...
Gucci Mane Affiliated Rapper Pooh Shiesty Arrested For Double Shooting, Sneakers Involved
Source: Prince Williams / Getty A rising talent might be in the fight of his life when it comes to his freedom. Pooh Shiesty is now facing heavy time for an alleged assault with a deadly weapon. As spotted on 7 News Miami the New 1017 Records signee was booked for what seems to be a very violent crime. On Friday, October 9 he was reportedly involved in an incident in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida where two individuals were left critically injured. According to police documentation it was over a “drug and expensive sneaker deal gone wrong.” One of the victims claim they met the rapper to buy a pair of Air Jordan 4 sneakers. The other says they came to collect payment on a McClaren luxury automobile they had been renting him and sell him marijuana. The man with the ties to the luxury auto...
Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Who Acted In Spike Lee Films, Shot & Killed In Atlanta
Source: Mireya Acierto / Getty Thomas Jefferson Byrd, a veteran of Spike Lee films among other roles, was shot and killed over the weekend in Atlanta. Lee offered condolences to the character actor via his Instagram page while authorities are still investigating the case. Via Lee’s Instagram page: I’m So Sad To Announce The Tragic Murder Of Our Beloved Brother Thomas Jefferson Byrd Last Night In Atlanta,Georgia. Tom Is My Guy,Here Below You See Him As The Frightening Character Errol Barnes In CLOCKERS. Brother Byrd Also Did His Thang In My Joints- CHI-RAQ,SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS, RED HOOK SUMMER,BAMBOOZLED,HE GOT GAME,GET ON THE BUS,GIRL 6 And CLOCKERS. May We All Wish Condolences And Blessings To His Family. Details surrounding Byrd’s death are scant but what has been widely reported is that...
Tory Lanez Releases Ill-Advised Album About Megan Thee Stallion Shooting
Until today, Tory Lanez had remained largely silent about allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot back in July. Now, though, the rapper born Daystar Peterson has finally broken his silence on the matter, but not by publicly apologizing or even issuing a simple statement. No, instead the Canadian MC has released a whole damn album denying Megan’s claims and bemoaning their impact on his career. Quick recap: Tory Lanez was arrested in mid-July on concealed weapons charges. A few days later, Megan revealed she’d actually been shot in the foot prior to his arrest. About a month after that, the “WAP” rapper confirmed rumors that it was indeed Lanez behind the trigger. Which brings us to last night. After disappearing from social media following the arrest and shooting, Lanez ret...
LA Sheriff Asks LeBron James To Double Reward For Man Who Shot Deputies
Source: Michael Reaves / Getty Last week a gunman critically injured two lawmen in Los Angeles. Now LeBron James is being asked to contribute what he can to secure a capture. As spotted on CBS Local LA a Los Angeles County Sheriff is putting King James to task on putting his money where his mouth is. Last Saturday (Sept. 12), two deputies were shot by an unknown individual in Compton. According to the report, the male and female badges sat in their patrol by the Metro Blue Line station at Willowbrook Avenue and Elm Street. The suspect walked past the passenger door and unloaded several shots. On Monday (Sept. 13), Sheriff Alex Villanueva asked the NBA champion to contribute to the reward during a radio interview. “I want to make a challenge to LeBron James. I want you to match that an...
Local Rapper & Father Linked To Murder of Jacksonville Rapper Lilbuck
Source: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office / JSO Police have made headway on the senseless murder of a 23-year-old Jacksonville rapper named Lilbuck, born Charles Quentin McCormick Jr., who was gunned down in broad daylight earlier this year. As it turns out, the suspects involved are not only close, they are blood-related. Last January, an off-duty officer witnessed the driveby take place at a parking lot and sprung into action to chase the vehicle before the suspects wrecked the car and fled. In an effort to get away, the two men ran off on foot and committed a home invasion at a nearby residence. The homeowner was held hostage while the pair changed clothes to evade police and waited for their ride from what law enforcement described as a red or orange Dodge Charger or Chal...
The Audacity: Miniature Menace Tory Lanez Likes Head Ass Post Justifying Him Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Source: Derrick Salters/WENN.com / WENN Tory Lanez has been silent about his role in the Los Angeles shooting that left Megan Thee Stallion shot in both of her feet, but after the H-Town hottie took to social media to name Lanez as her assailant, his response to a problematic football player’s post has many calling for the Canadian-bred singer to face charges. On Saturday (August 22), The Shade Room shared a recent post from former and problematic NFL running back Larry Johnson who attributed Megan’s shooting to her own decision making, writing that the heinous act was a result of her “own stupidity,” before adding that Meg should have “taken a course in Behavioral Science.” “Ladies, if you date a man who coined the term ‘Demon Time,’ and you get shot by him during Demon Hours, be accounta...
Megan Thee Stallion Confirms Tory Lanez Shot Her
Over a month after it was first reported that Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the foot, the “WAP” rapper has confirmed that it was Tory Lanez who pulled the trigger. News broke in mid-July that Lanez, real name Daystar Peterson, had been arrested for suspicion of possession of a concealed weapon. Megan, né Megan Pete, was in the vehicle with Lanez at the time and reported suffering glass wounds on her feet. However, the very next day, she took to social media to reveal she had actually been shot in both her feet “as a result of a crime that was committed against me and done with the intention to physically harm me.” At the time, the Los Angeles Police Department said Megan had not reported any crime. Over the next few weeks, however, she continued to discuss the experience, including surge...
Megan Thee Stallion Claps Back At Haters With Graphic Post-Op IG Pic Of Gunshot Wound
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Megan Thee Stallion is clapping back at haters who have something to say about her recent activities after being shot. On Wednesday (Aug 19) the “Captain Hook” rapper took to Instagram in a since-deleted post and shared a post-op picture of herself in the doctor’s office during a check-up in response to trolls claiming she embellished about being shot. In the caption, Megan details how the bullet actually penetrated her foot before noting that she was shot “from the back” while “walking away.” “Lol what I have learned abt majority of the people on social media is y’all like to hear bad news before good news, a lie spreads quicker than the truth, and y’all really be believing the shit YALL make up… I got hit at the back of my feet because when I got s...
Megan Thee Stallion Takes To IG Live To Address Shooting, Reveals She Was Shot In Both Feet
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Megan Thee Stallion is breaking her silence about the shooting that took place while she was in Los Angeles. On Monday (Jul 27,) the Houston hottie took to Instagram to give an update to her fans as well as speak a little on the situation. During the short live session, Meg revealed that she was actually shot in both feet before adding that the incident left her shaken resulting in her taking time to process the unfortunate event before responding. “It’s a lot of fake reports out there, but I was actually shot in both feet and thank God the bullets touch bones, or break tendons because where the bullets hit at they missed everything but they are in there,” Megan said. “It’s not that I was protecting anybody, I just wasn’t ready to speak, that’s not something yo...
Chrissy Teigen Apologizes For Insensitive Joke Regarding Megan Thee Stallion
Source: NBC / Getty Chrissy Teigen is taking her foot out of her mouth after making a tasteless off color joke about Megan Thee Stallion. On Friday (July 24), fans were upset after model turned cookbook author decided to tweet and deleted a joke about the “Fever” rapper’s love of twerking. “I have a megan thee stallion joke but it needs to be twerked on,” Chrissy Teigen wrote then deleted. While the joke wasn’t aimed directly at Meg, fans quickly bombarded the Cravings author with disapproving feedback, calling the remark “insensitive” to post while the “Cash Sh*t” rapper is recovering from reportedly being allegedly shot in the foot by Tory Lanez; and after she’s personally asked for the jokes regarding the situation to cease. As previously reported, Megan Thee Stallion took to Twitt...
Megan Thee Stallion Says She Was Shot in the Foot
Megan Thee Stallion has issued a social media statement regarding the incident over the weekend that led to Tory Lanez’s arrest and her own trip to the hospital. The “Girls in the Hood” rapper was taken to a Los Angeles hospital with what was reported at the time as a foot wound caused by broken glass found in Lanez’s car. However, Megan has now said the injury was in fact “gunshot wounds” she sustained “as a result of a crime that was committed against me and done with the intention to physically harm me.” She also clarified that she was never arrested, and the police only drove her to the hospital. Despite her public statement, the Los Angeles Police Department told TMZ that while Megan Thee Stallion was with police, “she did not report that she was the victim of any crime.” Accordi...
