A man identified as Drake’s security guard was injured in a shooting outside the rapper’s Toronto residence around 2 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
The man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound, Detective Paul Krawczyk, a member of the guns and gang task force, said during a news conference at the scene Tuesday morning. The suspects fled in a vehicle and remain at large; Police did not give a description but said the shooting was captured on video.
The shooting happened outside Drake’s front gate The villa is 50,000 square meters on Park Circle Lane in the North York neighborhood known as Bridle Path in Toronto, but is not related to the rapper, authorities said. Drake was previously allowed built a fence twice as high as allowed by city law, citing the need to increase security.
The shooting took place over the weekend Diss songs are increasingly personal is traded between Drake and Compton, California rapper Kendrick Lamar, whose long-standing musical rivalry has resulted in the release of six songs in 72 hours, including detailed attacks regarding the members within the family and claims of abuse of women on both sides.
“I cannot say a motive at this time, because it is too early, but when we have information, we will share it with you,” Inspector Krawczyk said at the press conference. He said he could not confirm whether Drake was home at the time of the shooting, but that authorities have been in contact with the rapper’s team who are cooperating.
Police said the victim, whose identity has not been released, remains at the hospital in serious condition.
Drake’s representative declined to comment.
by Lamar “Not like us,” was released on Saturday and mocked Drake and his associates as “certified pedophiles,” featuring an aerial photo of Drake’s house on a map as its cover art. The song is currently topping the charts globally and in the US on streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music. The cover was edited to depict the house dotted with markers meant to indicate the presence of registered sex offenders.
Drake has previously referenced his home location, which he calls the Embassy, on songs like “7AM on Bridle Path.”
Representatives for Lamar did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
