LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Rapper A$AP Rocky was arrested Wednesday morning at Los Angeles International Airport in connection with a November 2021 shooting in Hollywood, authorities said.
Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division took into custody 33-year-old hip-hop artist and LA resident, real name Rakim Mayers, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, the agency said in a message release with
Mayers had just landed aboard a private jet from Barbados when he was arrested by the LAPD waiting for his landing, a senior police official told ABC News.
The arrest stems from an argument and shooting that took place around 10:15 p.m. on Nov. 6 near the intersection of Selma and Arglye streets, the LAPD statement said.
Mayers is accused of shooting an acquaintance with a handgun, who sustained minor injuries and later sought medical attention, police said. Mayers and two other men ran after the shots, police said.
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The rapper’s publicist and attorney for RCA Records did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Mayers and his girlfriend Rihanna announced in late January that she is pregnant with their child. Although Rihanna’s due date is yet to be announced, she revealed to Elle last month that she was already in her third trimester.
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