BREAKING NEWS: A$AP Rocky charged with assault with a semi-automatic firearm after ‘shooting friend during fight in Hollywood’ that left victim with minor injuries
A$AP Rocky faces two counts of assault with a firearm, according to Los Angeles DA George GasconGascon announced the charges, saying, “Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious crime that could have ended in tragic consequences.”Rocky is accused of shooting his former friend A$AP Relli after an argument
A$AP Rocky will face felony assault charges in connection with the shooting death of a former member of his group, the A$AP Mob.
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s office announced the charges Monday. Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, 33, faces two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
The incident happened in November 2021, when his girlfriend, Rihanna, was four months pregnant.
The rapper wasn’t arrested in connection with the shooting until April 2022, a month before Ri-Ri gave birth. The Sundress singer was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport while boarding a private jet with his girlfriend.
Rocky will be arraigned on August 17.
In a statement, Gascon’s office said: “Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious crime that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person attacked, but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood.”
The shooting took place in November 2021, when his girlfriend, Rihanna, was four months pregnant.
A$AP Relli, whose real name is Terell Ephron, claims the rapper shot him in the area of Selma and Argyle avenues in Hollywood after an argument.
He continued, “My office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearms complaint was warranted.”
A$AP Relli, whose real name is Terell Ephron, claims the rapper shot him in the area of Selma and Argyle avenues in Hollywood after an argument.
Rocky is accused of approaching a Relli in the street around 10.15pm on November 6 and firing a gun at him three or four times.
One of the bullets reportedly grazed Relli’s left hand and he later sought medical treatment. The LAPD said at the time that Relli sought medical treatment after the shooting.
After the shooting, Rocky and two other men, who they were said to be walking with, fled the scene.
Authorities cooperated with Relli and were eventually able to name Mayers as a suspect in the shooting.
The case is still being investigated by the LAPD’s Homicide-Robbery Unit.
Rocky performs on the main stage during Day 1 of Wireless Festival 2022 at Crystal Palace Park on July 1, 2022 in London, England
The announcement of the charges against Rocky comes on the same day Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon survived a second impeachment attempt, according to reports. the Los Angeles Times.
In a region that has seen rising crime rates and robberies and brazen robberies and home invasions, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascn took the blame for criminal justice reforms that critics say , fueled the illegality, which the senior prosecutor disputed.
The failed attempt comes after San Francisco voters in June recalled another prominent California criminal justice reformer, District Attorney Chesa Boudin.
It was the second attempt to qualify a recall election that could remove Gascón, after a failed first attempt last year.
“The criminal justice reform movement in Los Angeles has prevailed because this is a community that prefers facts to misplaced fear,” said Cristine Soto DeBerry, executive director of the Reform Prosecutors Alliance. in a statement.
In a tweet, Gascón wrote that he was “grateful to move on from this attempt to seize political power.”
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