Tory Lanez is accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion's feet after a pool party at Kylie Jenner's house in 2020
FILE: Tory Lanez in 2019, at left; Megan Thee Stallion in 2019, at right.Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, is charged with one count each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm; discharging a firearm with gross negligence; and carrying a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle; along with allegations that he personally used a firearm and inflicted great bodily injury.
Lanez is accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion's feet after a pool party at Kylie Jenner's house in 2020.Pete underwent surgery after she was allegedly shot by Peterson. The two reportedly argued in a Cadillac Escalade about 4:30 a.m. after attending a pool party at Kylie Jenner's house on July 12, 2020.
In opening statements Monday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom, prosecutor Alexander Bott told jurors Lanez ordered Megan to"dance" as Lanez allegedly fired five shot at her.Megan reportedly left a trail of blood behind her before eventually getting back into the vehicle, which was subsequently stopped by Los Angeles police, Bott said.
Within about five minutes of the shooting, a female friend who was with Megan Thee Stallion texted one of the rapper's security guards,"Help,""Tory shot meg," and"911," the prosecutor said, and police subsequently found the gun still warm to the touch on the floorboard near where Lanez had been seated, according to the prosecutor.
Lanez and the rapper's female friend, who was nearby at the time of the shooting, both later tested positive for gunshot residue, deputy district attorney Bott said.
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