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Rapper A$AP Rocky arrested over 2021 shooting
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Colorful life: A$AP Rocky arrives on Sept. 13, 2021 for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Los Angeles police arrested the United States rapper on April 20, 2022 over a shooting incident in November 2021 as he arrived at the international airport in the Californian city. (AFP/Angela Weiss)
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nited States rapper A$AP Rocky was arrested on Wednesday over a shooting incident last year as he arrived at Los Angeles international airport, police said.
A$AP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, 33, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon in relation to the shooting in Hollywood last November. TMZ reported the rapper was returning by private jet from her home island of Barbados when he was arrested.
The Los Angeles Police Department said the arrest was made in connection with an "argument between two acquaintances" on Nov. 6, 2021 in Hollywood, which "resulted in the suspect firing a handgun at the victim”.
The victim, who has not been named, suffered a minor injury and the suspect fled on foot along with two other men. He was later identified by detectives as Mayers.
Mayers’ attorney did not immediately respond to AFP’s request for comment.
Mayers is expecting a baby with Rihanna, the pop superstar behind the hits "Diamonds" and "Umbrella” and a billionaire entertainment and fashion mogul. The couple’s relationship was confirmed last year.
In an interview with GQ magazine published in May 2021, the rapper called Rihanna the "love of my life" and "the one”.
New York-born Mayers was previously arrested in Stockholm in 2019 over a street brawl.
He was held in Swedish custody for more than a month in an incident that drew global attention, and was handed a suspended sentence.
