The rapper Offset is in a stable condition in hospital after he was shot outside a Florida casino on Monday.
The former member of the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was shot in a valet area outside the Seminole Hard Rock hotel and casino, Offset’s spokesperson confirmed to media.
He is being treated at a hospital and “being closely monitored”, the spokesperson said in a statement.
Offset was formerly married to the rapper Cardi B, with whom he has three children.
Details of the lead-up to the shooting weren’t immediately available.
The Seminole police department said two people were detained by police and officials are investigating the incident.
“The site is secure and there is no threat to the public,” a police statement said. “Operations continue as normal.”
Offset’s fellow Migos member Takeoff died aged 28 in 2022 after he was shot outside a Houston bowling alley where he and his uncle, fellow Migos member Quavo, were playing dice. The accused, Patrick Clark, has maintained his innocence and will go to trial in November, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Famed for their signature rapid-fire triplet flow, Migos broke out with the 2013 hit Versace and later earned Grammy nominations for best rap album with 2017’s Culture and best rap performance. They are best known for their 2016 Lil Uzi Vert collaboration Bad and Boujee, which peaked at No 1 in the US, as well as Top 10 hits MotorSport, with Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, and Walk It Talk It, with Drake.
Offset and Cardi B were secretly wed in September 2017 in Atlanta. In 2024, Cardi B announced that she had filed for divorce.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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