Lil Tjay is yet to escape death following the disturbing shooting incident that almost claimed his life in an instant.
The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office shared a press statement reporting the shooting incident on Wednesday morning involving Lil Tjay. The multi-platinum hip-hop artist was rushed to the hospital after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds, and his condition was worrying enough that it caused buzzes about his purported death.
However, it has been confirmed that he is still fighting for his life - although he remains unconscious in the hospital.
A news outlet recently released an update about Lil Tjay's status, saying that the rapper would undergo a CAT scan.
Since his admission, the rapper has not woken up yet and moved no body parts except his legs. It remains unknown which parts of his body were shot, but being unconscious after sustaining gunshot wounds is unusual unless the person is hit on the head or suffered blood loss.
The jerking of his legs might suggest that Lil Tjay might be suffering from some trauma - or even brain death - but these should be taken with a grain of salt until the official CT scan results. But amid the possibilities, it was disclosed that his condition had already stabilized.
As of press time, his family and representative are yet to offer new updates about Lil Tjay.
Lil Tjay Shooting Incident: What Happened?
The rapper is now facing a life and death situation after being shot multiple times during an attempted armed robbery.
The prosecutor's office, per NBC News, said that gunfire occurred in New Jersey. Lil Tjay and another man, Antoine Boyd, both sustained gunshot wounds.
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However, the latter, who was at an Exxon gas station a mile from the scene, only sustained one shot.
"Just after midnight, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the Edgewater Police Department received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired in 14 The Promenade in Edgewater, NJ. Upon their arrival to the area, officers found 21-year-old Tione 'Lil TJay' Merritt with multiple gunshot wounds and Antoine Boyd with a single gunshot wound," the official report said.
The investigators have since determined the suspect, Mohamed Konate, and arrested him. The 27-year-old New York resident received several charges including three counts of first-degree armed robbery, three counts of first-degree attempted murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm, fourth-degree aggravated assault, and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
The suspect is now being held in Bergen County Jail until his extradition to New Jersey.
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