In what the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office described as an attempted robbery on the rapper and two of his pals, New York rapper Lil Tjay was shot after midnight on Wednesday, June 22.
According to a press release from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, the shooting happened at shopping centre 14 The Promenade in Edgewater.
When the Edgewater Police Department arrived at the address in response to a 911 call at 12:08 a.m. ET, they discovered a 22-year-old victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Officers discovered another victim of the same age with a single gunshot wound at a different place, an Exxon Station. Both were sent to a hospital for medical attention.
In an attempted robbery in New Jersey, rapper Lil Tjay was shot.
The rapper, whose real name is Tione Merritt, as well as Jeffrey Valdez, 24, and Antoine Boyd, 22, both of the Bronx, who were with him, were shot at, according to prosecutors, who announced the arrest of Mohamed Konate, 27, of New York City, on charges of attempted murder, armed robbery, and weapons offences.
Boyd was also hurt in the storm, which also struck Tjay numerous times, according to the prosecution's Wednesday night statement.
While the other victim was hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries and is in "good" condition, prosecutors originally claimed that one victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but was at that time regarded as stable.
According to law enforcement officials cited by TMZ, Merritt required emergency surgery.
With the release of his song "Resume," Lil Tjay gained popularity in 2018. Four EPs and albums, including F.N. and True 2 Myself in 2019, State of Emergency in 2020, and Destined 2 Win in 2021, have been released by the rapper.
The single "Calling My Phone," a Lil Tjay and 6lack joint effort off the album Destined 2 Win, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became his highest-charting song to date.