Rapper Lil Tjay arrested in Florida. Lawyer disputes connection to Offset shooting

Lil Tjay’s lawyer is denying that the rapper was progressive with Offset’s shooting.

Dawn M. Florio, the rapper’s evident attorney, posted a connection connected Instagram connected Tuesday slamming “false rumors” that Lil Tjay was progressive astatine the incidental that occurred Monday astatine the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino successful Hollywood, Fla.

“Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with immoderate shooting,” the connection says. “Any reporting to the contrary is false. We promote radical to consult trusted quality sources, and to verify the accuracy of immoderate reporting, earlier reflexively sharing oregon repeating baseless rumors.”

The Seminole Police Department antecedently told The Times that 1 of the 2 individuals arrested Monday successful transportation to the incidental related to Offset’s shooting was Tione Jayden Merritt. The 24-year-old is known professionally arsenic Lil Tjay. Merritt was booked into a Broward County jailhouse connected charges of disorderly behaviour and operating a conveyance without a valid license.

As of Tuesday morning, charges had not been filed against the 2nd detainee.

According to police, the incidental began arsenic a combat adjacent the edifice valet. After Offset was shot, helium was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital successful Hollywood and was listed arsenic successful unchangeable condition.

Born Kiari Cephus, Offset gained prominence arsenic a subordinate of rap trio Migos on with chap Georgia rappers Quavo and Takeoff. The radical was founded successful 2008 and unneurotic until Takeoff was fatally changeable successful 2022. Offset shares 3 children with estranged woman Cardi B.

Times unit writer Clara Harter contributed to this report.