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Rapper Lil TJay shot multiple times in New Jersey
Lil TJay was one of two people shot in New Jersey early Wednesday, just weeks after declaring it was going to be “a good summer.” The Bronx-born rapper was struck multiple times at The …
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Rapper Lil TJay shot multiple times in New Jersey
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Patrick Reilly
June 22, 2022 11:43pm
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Bronx-born rapper Lil TJay posted a video of himself with the caption “dis gon be a good summer" two weeks before he was shot
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Lil TJay was one of two people shot in New Jersey early Wednesday, just weeks after declaring it was going to be “a good summer.”
The Bronx-born rapper was struck multiple times at The Promenade in Edgewater. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said cops responded to reports of shots fired at the location just after midnight.
When they arrived, they discovered 21-year-old Lil TJay, whose real name is Tione Marriot, with multiple gunshot wounds.
Antoine Boyd, 22, was also found with a single gunshot wound, officials said.
Both were transported to an area hospital for treatment. Officials did not release their conditions, but TMZ reported that Lil TJay underwent emergency surgery.
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Lil TJay was shot multiple times Wednesday morning and had emergency surgery.Getty ImagesOfficials said the shooting happened after Mohamed Konate tried to rob Lil TJay, Boyd and a third person the rapper was with, 24-year-old Jeffrey Valdez. Valdez and Boyd each had an unlawful weapon on them at the time.
Konate was arrested later Wednesday by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the New York Police Department. His extradition to New Jersey is pending, officials said.
He’s charged with three counts of attempted murder, three counts of armed robbery, two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree aggravated assault.
Lil Tjay rose to fame on SoundCloud in 2018 and has amassed over 7 million Instagram followers.WireImageBoyd and Valdez were both charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and were being held at the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack awaiting an initial hearing.
Lil Tjay has over 7 million followers on Instagram. He rose to fame on SoundCloud and was signed by Columbia Records in 2018. His debut album, “True 2 Myself,” peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200.
In an Instagram post just two weeks before he was shot, the rapper posted a video of himself dancing shirtless with a big chain with the caption “dis gon be a good summer.”
He was scheduled to perform at the Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park in American Dream Mall on July 22 as well as a slew of music festivals in Europe, according to SeatGeek.com and tour dates posted to the rapper’s website.
Fellow artists and athletes offered their prayers for the wounded rapper.
“Pray for my lil bro lil Tjay,” tweeted hip-hop star French Montana.
The “Run It Up” rapper was busted in Brooklyn in 2020 after cops found a cache of guns in a Cadillac Escalade he was riding in after it was pulled over.
He was arraigned on New Year’s Eve on charges of criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of marijuana. He was sprung on a $50,000 bond posted by celebrity bondsman Ira Judelson.
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Bronx-born rapper Lil TJay posted a video of himself with the caption “dis gon be a good summer" two weeks before he was shot
Lil TJay was one of two people shot in New Jersey early Wednesday, just weeks after declaring it was going to be “a good summer.”
The Bronx-born rapper was struck multiple times at The Promenade in Edgewater. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said cops responded to reports of shots fired at the location just after midnight.
When they arrived, they discovered 21-year-old Lil TJay, whose real name is Tione Marriot, with multiple gunshot wounds.
Antoine Boyd, 22, was also found with a single gunshot wound, officials said.
Both were transported to an area hospital for treatment. Officials did not release their conditions, but TMZ reported that Lil TJay underwent emergency surgery.
00:00 01:46
Lil TJay was shot multiple times Wednesday morning and had emergency surgery.Getty ImagesOfficials said the shooting happened after Mohamed Konate tried to rob Lil TJay, Boyd and a third person the rapper was with, 24-year-old Jeffrey Valdez. Valdez and Boyd each had an unlawful weapon on them at the time.
Konate was arrested later Wednesday by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the New York Police Department. His extradition to New Jersey is pending, officials said.
He’s charged with three counts of attempted murder, three counts of armed robbery, two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree aggravated assault.
Lil Tjay rose to fame on SoundCloud in 2018 and has amassed over 7 million Instagram followers.WireImageBoyd and Valdez were both charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and were being held at the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack awaiting an initial hearing.
Lil Tjay has over 7 million followers on Instagram. He rose to fame on SoundCloud and was signed by Columbia Records in 2018. His debut album, “True 2 Myself,” peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200.
In an Instagram post just two weeks before he was shot, the rapper posted a video of himself dancing shirtless with a big chain with the caption “dis gon be a good summer.”
He was scheduled to perform at the Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park in American Dream Mall on July 22 as well as a slew of music festivals in Europe, according to SeatGeek.com and tour dates posted to the rapper’s website.
Fellow artists and athletes offered their prayers for the wounded rapper.
“Pray for my lil bro lil Tjay,” tweeted hip-hop star French Montana.
The “Run It Up” rapper was busted in Brooklyn in 2020 after cops found a cache of guns in a Cadillac Escalade he was riding in after it was pulled over.
He was arraigned on New Year’s Eve on charges of criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of marijuana. He was sprung on a $50,000 bond posted by celebrity bondsman Ira Judelson.