A security guard was shot in a drive-by shooting outside Drake’s home early this morning. Police have released more information about the shooting.
Drake’s security guard shot to death outside rapper’s home
On Tuesday (May 7), police released more details about the shooting that occurred outside Drake’s Bridle Path home in Toronto earlier that morning. According to the “Toronto Sun” report, the victim was a 48-year-old security guard.Witnesses said he was shot in a drive-by attack around 2:09 a.m.
According to reports, the security guard was shot in the upper chest and was unconscious when authorities arrived. He was then taken to Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital and underwent emergency surgery upon arrival. A source who spoke to the outlet said the wound was not life-threatening.
Toronto Police Operations first reported news of the shooting on its X account around 7 a.m. The tweet contained the message that a shooting had occurred near Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue in the city and that an unidentified suspect was still at large. Local Toronto media “City News” later confirmed that the shooting occurred outside Drake’s home, which was dubbed the “Embassy.”
At a press conference after the shooting, Inspector Paul Krawczyk of the Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force confirmed that a security guard was injured. He said Drake and his team are in contact with authorities.
“I can’t confirm if Drake was home at the time of the incident, but I can tell you that we are in contact with his team,” Krawczyk said.
When asked about Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s feud over the shooting, the inspector said: “I know what you’re talking about, but it’s still early in the investigation. We don’t have a motive to do this at that time.” .
XXL confirmed to Toronto police that around 2 a.m., officers responded to a call about a shooting and found a security guard with a gunshot wound outside a home on Park Lane Circle. The car fled the scene and the security guard remained standing outside the residence. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries and remains hospitalized. Police have not confirmed whether the “owner of the residence” was home at the time, but the investigation is ongoing. Police said they are currently speaking with witnesses and collecting video and asked anyone with information to call 416-808-2510.
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The shooting comes as the feud between Drake Lamar and Kendrick Lamar heats up. Both rappers have harshly criticized the songs over the weekend, with Drake recently dropping “The Heart Part 6” on Sunday (May 5). The song responds to the pedophilia accusations Kendrick made in his diss songs “Not Like Us” and “Meet the Grahams,” which were both released on Saturday (May 4).
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