Former Mob member A$ap Relli is suing A$ap Rocky, claiming that he was the victim in the alleged shooting back in November, according to Rolling Stone. As fans will recall, Rocky was arrested at LAX airport for assault with a deadly weapon in April over the incident, with law enforcement officers later acquiring a search warrant at his Los Angeles home in an attempt to locate the weapon used during the alleged shooting.
While cops withheld from revealing the victim’s name, A$ap Relli, whose real name is Terell Ephron, has now come forward as he plans to file a lawsuit against his former best friend who will head to court about the case on August 17. Jamal Tooson and Brian Hurwitz, who are Ephron’s attorneys, gave a statement to Rolling Stone, claiming their client had been lured to a secret location in Hollywood because Rocky allegedly wanted to settle a dispute he had with Relli.
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“Unbeknownst to Mr. Ephron, A$AP Rocky was not just planning for a conversation and came armed with a semi-automatic handgun,” they told the news publication. “After arriving at the location, a conversation ensued whereby without provocation, warning, or any justification, A$AP Rocky produced the handgun and intentionally fired multiple shots at Mr. Ephron.”
Ephron is believed to have suffered minor injuries, according to the statement, which further reveals that everything was captured on surveillance cameras, which his lawyers are alluding to having access to.
Fans were stunned when Rocky was detained at LAX airport in April following a vacation out to Barbados with Rihanna, who was heavily pregnant at the time. The New Yorker was released a few hours later on a $550,000 bail, with a detective later being seen leaving his LA house with a cardboard box filled with supposed evidence in connection to an alleged shooting.
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It was later revealed that police had already been investigating the rapper, but the LAPD decided to keep this private in fear that Rocky would have enough time to hide what they would consider potential evidence in the case they’ve been building against him.
In a statement from the LAPD, they said, “The victim sustained a minor injury from the incident and later sought his medical treatment. Following the shooting, the suspect and two additional males fled the area on foot. Detectives worked diligently to investigate and corroborate the reporting information which helped identify the suspect(s) involved. The suspect has been identified as 33-year-old Rakim Mayers, a Los Angeles resident, also known as music artist A$AP Rocky.”