Toronto police say a safety guard working exterior the Bridle Path neighbourhood dwelling of rap celebrity Drake was severely injured in a capturing early Tuesday morning.
Insp. Paul Krawczyk advised reporters the capturing occurred at round 2 a.m. exterior of the gates of the Park Lane Circle dwelling, which is close to Bayview and Lawrence avenues.
“That individual was working, apparently, as a safety guard on the residence,” Krawczyk mentioned.
“He was standing exterior of the gates in entrance of the residence when the capturing occurred.”
Krawczyk mentioned he couldn’t verify if Drake was dwelling on the time of the incident. He did observe police are involved “together with his crew” and that they’re “cooperating” with investigators.
The safety guard was taken to hospital with life-threatening accidents the place he stays, police mentioned in an replace Tuesday afternoon.
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Police have collected some video proof which captured the capturing, Krawczyk mentioned, however famous he wouldn’t launch any additional particulars on suspects or a car description due to “video high quality points.”
“As we now have info and we’re capable of analyze the video higher, then we’ll be capable of present extra info,” Krawczyk mentioned.
He mentioned “people” have been seen in a car however didn’t specify what number of.
Police tape off Park Lane Circle in Toronto’s Bridle Path neighbourhood on Might 7, 2024.
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The capturing comes amid an ongoing feud between Drake and rapper Kendrick Lamar, although Krawczyk wouldn’t remark if that had something to do with Tuesday’s capturing.
“I’m conscious of what you’re speaking about,” Krawczyk mentioned.
“However it’s so early within the investigation that we don’t have a motive presently. And so I can not remark additional on that.”
The newest rap beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar noticed the Toronto-born artist launch his fourth diss monitor in opposition to Lamar, entitled The Coronary heart Half 6, on Sunday.
The monitor is over 5 minutes lengthy and makes an attempt to dispute a number of claims made by Lamar, 36, in his earlier raps concentrating on Drake, 37. A lot of the response sees Drake deny grooming underage ladies for intercourse, an allegation that has adopted the rapper for years now.
To this point, there’s been 9 tracks launched within the ongoing feud between Drake and Lamar — although Drake appeared to suggest he’s rising uninterested in their backwards and forwards, no matter how enthusiastic their collective fanbases have been.
— With information from International Information’ Sarah Do Couto and Aaron D’Andrea
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