Rapper Lil Tjay has been arrested following the shooting of fellow musician Offset. Kiari Kendrell Cephus, aka Offset, was left with “non-life-threatening injuries” after a shooter opened fire in a valet area outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida on Monday evening. Lil Tjay, 24, whose real name is Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested later that night and booked at Broward County Jail on a disorderly conduct charge with a $500 bond. In a statement, the Seminole Police Department said he had been “charged in connection with the incident that took place Monday night at a valet area outside of Seminole Hard Rock.” “We can confirm Offset was shot and is currently at the hospital receiving medical care. He is stable and being closely monitored,” representatives for the injured musician said. He shares three children with hip-hop megastar Cardi B. Lil Tjay’s lawyer, Dawn Florio, denied her client was involved, according to NBC News. “Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false,” she wrote in a statement on Instagram. “We encourage people to consult trusted news sources, and to verify the accuracy of any reporting, before reflexively sharing or repeating baseless rumors.”
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