Canadian rapper Tory Lanez attacked while serving time for Megan Thee Stallion shooting

The Associated Press

· Posted: May 12, 2025 6:05 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized aft an onslaught Monday astatine a California situation wherever he's serving a 10-year condemnation for shooting hip-hop prima Megan Thee Stallion successful the feet, authorities said.

Lanez, whose ineligible sanction is Daystar Peterson, was attacked astatine a lodging portion astatine the California Correctional Institution successful Tehachapi, astatine astir 7:20 a.m., Pedro Calderon Michel, spokesperson for the authorities Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said successful an email.

Michel did not specify however Lanez was attacked, but respective outlets reported helium was stabbed.

Staff instantly gave Lanez aesculapian assistance and called 911, and helium was taken to an extracurricular hospital, Michel said. The prison's investigative portion and the Kern County District Attorney's Office are investigating, helium said.

In December 2022, Lanez was convicted of 3 felonies: battle with a semi-automatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm successful a conveyance and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.

Megan, whose ineligible sanction is Megan Pete, testified during the proceedings that successful July 2020, aft they near a enactment astatine Kylie Jenner's Hollywood Hills home, Lanez fired the weapon astatine the backmost of her feet and shouted for her to creation arsenic she walked distant from an SUV successful which they had been riding.

A justice rejected a question for a caller proceedings from Lanez's lawyers, who are appealing his conviction. They did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Megan precocious alleged that Lanez was harassing her from situation done surrogates, and successful January a justice issued a protective bid done 2030 ordering him to halt immoderate specified harassment oregon immoderate different contact.