News
March 23, 2023 | 11:35 a.m
New surveillance footage shows the eerie moment a group of unidentified men entered a Florida gym just before they allegedly punched rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine on Tuesday night.
Video obtained by TMZ shows a man talking on his phone at the LA Fitness Facility in Palm Beach before opening the door for a second man.
One of the attackers appears bald with a large beard and is dressed all in black. The second wears a black t-shirt and shorts with a chain around his neck.
The pair then have a brief chat with the receptionist before strutting off to the bathrooms, where they reportedly pounced on Tekashi 6ix9ine – who is notorious for escaping decades behind bars in 2019 by stabbing his former Bloods gang mates in a lawsuit in Manhattan ratted out.
Another clip from inside the facility shows the couple joined by a third suspected attacker, also wearing black.
Video footage of the attack itself, shared Tuesday night, shows the men towering over the 26-year-old rapper as he tried and failed to protect himself from the beating.
The eerie footage was obtained by TMZ after the attack.TMZ.com
One of the men can be heard yelling at the musician to “shut up” while the other punches him in the stomach.
Bloody rapper “Gooba” – real name Daniel Hernandez – managed to get out of the toilet before finally being taken to the hospital by ambulance.
According to TMZ, the Bushwick native suffered injuries to his jaw, ribs and back. A photo obtained by the outlet shows his face battered and bloodied.
Tekashi 6ix9ine was left bloodied and injured in the seemingly random attack, per TMZ
Palm Beach detectives are reportedly investigating the incident.
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, told NBC Miami that the attackers, who were not caught, fled when staff heard the disturbance.
The bizarre attack came just days after the rapper was thrown out of a Miami ballpark for causing a drunken hand-to-hand fight.
In 2019, Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to two years in prison on racketeering and other charges related to his role in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods gang.
Footage shows two of the men entering the gym
He narrowly escaped a lengthy prison sentence after making a risky deal by becoming a witness for the prosecution in the case. There was a chance he would enter witness protection after his time, but he decided to turn down protection in hopes that he could resume his rap career.
Four years earlier, in 2015, the musician had been sentenced to four years’ probation and 1,000 hours of community service on child pornography charges after he shared a video of a 13-year-old performing a sex act.
https://nypost.com/2023/03/23/footage-shows-tekashi-6ix9ine-attackers-entering-gym-before-beating/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
Copy the URL to share