After being fired at in New Jersey, rapper Lil Tjay reportedly had an emergency surgery.
The shooting with two victims happened around midnight on Wednesday at 14 The Promenade, a shopping centre in Edgewater, according to a tweet from the Bergen County prosecutor’s office early on Thursday morning. Both the Edgewater Police Department and the major crimes unit are looking into the incident.
TMZ reported Wednesday that one of the victims was the 21-year-old rapper Lil Tjay and that he was undergoing surgery. The extent of his wounds and his condition were not yet known.
Representatives for the Lil Tjay, the rapper, whose given name is Tione Jayden Merritt, and for the prosecutor’s office did not immediately respond Wednesday to The Times’ requests for comment.
Lil Tjay undergoes surgery
The shooting reportedly occurred in two places, at a Chipotle restaurant at 14 The Promenade and at a nearby Exxon gas station, TMZ said.
Just before the shooting, the “Goin’ Up” and “Destined 2 Win” musician posted a “PSA” on his Instagram Stories that said: “Just because you’ve been around a person doesn’t make you entitled to the fruits of that persons labor. Envy Is At An All Time High Be Safe Outchea”
On TikTok this week, the rapper shared a snippet of his upcoming single “Stressed” and asked followers when he should drop it.