Drill rapper Lil TJay was shot multiple times and underwent emergency surgery to save his life early Wednesday, June 22.
TJay, 21, is the fourth drill rapper to be shot in the past several weeks.
TMZ reports the rapper was shot just after midnight in Edgewater, NJ. The extent of his wounds and his condition are unknown.
According to TMZ, there were 2 shooting sites and two victims — one at a Chipotle Restaurant and another at a nearby Exxon Gas station.
The victim at the Chipotle restaurant was shot several times and the victim at the Exxon gas station was shot once.
The identity of the second victim is unknown.
The suspect or suspects are still at large.
Lil TJay made a name for himself as a teenager when he released his single “Resume.” His debut studio album, True 2 Myself, was released in 2019.
Instagram model and rapper Rubi Rose asked her Twitter followers to pray for Lil TJay in a tweet on Wednesday.
Pray for tjay ?
— Rubi Rose (@RubixxRose) June 22, 2022
There were rumors that Rubi and Lil TJay were lovers and that he left her stranded in another state. But she has denied ever dating him.
Thot rapper Rubi Rose flewed out to get clapped by Lil Tjay & the man didn’t wanna pay for her flight back ? https://t.co/CFrcw5QoV5
— M.O.B (@Hoodrich_AMG) May 1, 2020
JUST IN: Lil TJay is going into emergency surgery after being shot multiple times last night ?? pic.twitter.com/F0z47siXZN
— RapTV (@Rap) June 22, 2022
