UPDATE
5:45 PM PT — Cops have arrested 3 males because of Lil Tjay’s capturing, one among which they are saying was the set off man. A launch from Bergen County Prosecutor’s Workplace states Mohamed Konate tried to commit an armed theft in opposition to Lil Tjay and two different males who had been with the rapper.
UPDATE
In keeping with cops, Konate shot Tjay a number of instances and one of many rapper’s pals was shot as soon as.
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Konate has been charged with three counts of first-degree tried homicide. The 2 males who had been with Tjay had been additionally arrested for second-degree illegal possession of a weapon.
UPDATE
10:03 AM PT — A supply tells us Tjay is out of surgical procedure, and seems to be doing higher … however he is nonetheless not out of the woods but.
Rapper Lil Tjay is present process emergency surgical procedure after being shot … TMZ has discovered.
Regulation enforcement sources inform TMZ … Tjay was shot simply after midnight in Edgewater, NJ. We’re instructed on the time of this publish the rapper is in surgical procedure. The extent of his wounds and his situation haven’t been revealed.
We’re instructed there have been 2 capturing websites — one at a Chipotle Restaurant and one other at a close-by Exxon Fuel station.
The sufferer on the Chipotle restaurant was shot a number of instances and the sufferer on the Exxon was shot as soon as.
We have no idea the identification of the second sufferer.
The suspect or suspects are nonetheless at giant and police are on the hunt. Thus far, the motive is unknown.
The incident went down in the midst of the night time Wednesday in Edgewater, New Jersey.
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