Offset is speaking out after he was shot outside a casino in Florida.
“Thank you to everyone who’s checked in on me and showed me love! I’m good….but I’m planning to be better!” the rapper, 34, shared in a statement to Luxury Handbag Shopping on Friday, April 10. “I’m focused on my family, my recovery, and getting back to the music…realizing that life is made up of quiet wins and loud losses….”
A rep for Offset confirmed he has been released from the hospital, telling Us, “He is up and walking. We’re incredibly grateful to the doctors, nurses, and the entire hospital staff who took such great care of him.”
News broke on Monday, April 6, that Offset was shot near the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
“We can confirm Offset was shot and is currently at the hospital receiving medical care,” a spokesperson for Offset told Complex on Monday. “He is stable and being closely monitored.”
After the incident, law enforcement confirmed to Page Six that there were no life-threatening injuries. Two people have been detained in connection with the shooting.
“We are aware of an incident that occurred at a valet area after 7 p.m. Monday outside of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood that resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to an individual who was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood,” a spokesperson for the Seminole County Police told the outlet.
The spokesperson noted that officers were “on site immediately and the situation was contained quickly,” adding that the “investigation is ongoing” and there is “no threat to the public.”
TMZ reported that Lil Tjay was arrested and booked into the Broward County Jail for misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray. The Seminole Police Department told the outlet that the rapper was allegedly involved in a fight before the shooting. Lil Tjay’s attorney, however, has denied his involvement.
“We are issuing this release in regards to false rumors that Lil Tjay was involved in a shooting which occurred at the Valet Area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood which [resulted] in non-life-threatening injuries to Offset, formerly a member of Migos,” Dawn M. Florio wrote in an Instagram statement on Monday.
The message continued, “Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false. We encourage people to consult trusted news sources, and to verify the accuracy of any reporting, before reflexively sharing or repeating baseless rumors.”
The incident comes more than three years after Offset’s former Migos bandmate Takeoff was shot and killed in Houston. Takeoff was 28. He was reportedly an innocent bystander struck in the crossfire amid an argument during a dice game.
