Thursday, March 28, 2024

Troy Avenue: Troubled Rapper Shot Twice in New York City

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*Rapper Troy Avenue (pictured) has been shot in NYC. According to authorities, one bullet found its way into his shoulder, while another grazed his head.

If you recall, Troy Avenue is also the same rapper who was charged with attempted murder over a Manhattan concert shooting this year. He was shot while sitting in his red Maserati convertible at a New York City intersection Sunday, reports say.

The 30-something-rapper, whose real name is Roland Collins … and his girlfriend were on their way to spend Christmas Day with family when a gunman opened fire through the driver’s side of the car as he stopped at a traffic light around 4:20pm in Brooklyn. As we said up top, one bullet struck his the shoulder and another grazed his head, according to law enforcement authorities.

The report goes on to say that Collins, managed to drive for a few more blocks until he crashed his car and a passerby took him to the nearest hospital. He was listed in stable condition.

As of this posting, police have not arrested anyone over the shooting.

Collins wears an ankle bracelet and is out on $500,000 bail following a May shooting backstage at a T.I. concert that left his bodyguard, Ronald McPhatter, dead. He has been charged with second-degree attempted murder and an illegal weapons count.

Surveillance footage at the concert shows Collins firing a gun, but he said he had wrestled the weapon away from the man who killed McPhatter and that he shot back in self-defense. Collins was shot in the leg during the altercation.

“Tonight, Troy Ave was targeted again — at Christmas,” said his lawyer, Scott Leemon, in a statement to Billboard Sunday. “…Thankfully, he will survive the second attempt on his life. As we have said from the beginning, he is a victim.”

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The rapper escaped more serious injury because he spotted his attacker just in time, according to another attorney.

Collins “looked to his left. He saw that the guy had a gun and was about to fire, and he started driving away,” John Stella, told the New York Daily News.

“He’s in pain, but he’s grateful. He said to me that he feels blessed that this wasn’t fatal,” Stella added.

Collins is due to appear in court again on the concert shooting charges on Jan. 26.

We don’t want to be judgmental, but it sounds like somebody ain’t living right

 

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