Rapper Lil Tray Arrested In Connection With Offset Shooting In Florida

Rapper Lil Tjay was arrested connected Monday nighttime successful relationship pinch rapper Offset's shooting successful Florida.

The Seminole Police Department said Lil Tjay, whose existent sanction is Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested and "charged successful relationship pinch nan incident that took spot Monday nighttime astatine a valet area extracurricular of Seminole Hard Rock" successful Hollywood, Florida.

Offset, whose existent sanction is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was shot in nan valet area outside nan edifice and casino astir 7 p.m. that evening. The rapper, who shares 3 children pinch superstar Cardi B, was hospitalized pinch non-life-threatening injuries, constabulary said.

Lil Tjay was booked into nan Broward County Jail connected a disorderly behaviour charge, according to online apprehension records. The 24-year-old is being held connected a $500 enslaved arsenic of Tuesday morning.

A lawyer for Lil Tjay, Dawn M. Florio, denied that her customer was progressive successful Offset’s shooting, calling nan accusation "rumors."

"Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged pinch immoderate shooting. Any reporting to nan contrary is false," she wrote successful a Monday statement connected Instagram. "We promote group to consult trusted news sources, and to verify nan accuracy of immoderate reporting, earlier reflexively sharing aliases repeating baseless rumors."

Gary Bitney, a spokesperson for nan Seminole Police Department, said nan incident began arsenic a conflict and that a 2nd personification detained astatine nan segment has not been charged.

Bitney added that an "investigation to place 1 aliases much further persons progressive successful nan incident is ongoing."

Rapper Offset successful Norcross, GA. successful Dec. 2025.Paras Griffin / Getty Images file

TMZ was first to report Tjay's apprehension and alleged relationship pinch nan shooting.

Lil Tjay is champion known for his rap hits "F.N." and “Calling My Phone." The rapper is releasing euphony independently aft leaving Columbia Records successful 2024.

Offset roseate to fame arsenic a personnel of Migos. Another personnel of nan deed group, Takeoff, was killed by gunshot wounds to nan caput successful 2022.