Kodak Black ‘shot’ outside Justin Bieber party – Rapper is ‘one of four people injured’ in gunfire during fight
RAPPER Kodak Black was among four people shot outside a star-studded after-party following Justin Bieber's concert in Los Angeles, authorities said.
Multiple shots were fired around 2.45am on Saturday during a fight outside the afterparty in West Hollywood's The Nice Guy bar, police told The Sun.
Kodak, real name Bill Kapri, was injured during the incident, NBC News confirmed.
Aside from the 24-year-old rapper, three others were shot, including two men ages 19 and 60.
Paramedics took two of the victims to the hospital and police later found that two additional victims had taken themselves to local hospitals; all are listed as stable, police said in a statement.
According to Page Six, one man sustained injuries to his shoulder, another to the buttocks, and a third was believed to be shot in the leg.
Police said the suspect, identified as a black male, fled the scene.
The shooting came hours after Bieber had performed in WeHo at the Pacific Design Center.The party at Nice Guy was an all-star affair with the guest list featuring Drake, Leo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Kendall Jenner, and Khloe Kardashian, TMZ reported.
The outlet said Kodak Black, Gunna, and Lil Baby were on the street outside the venue when a fight broke out; shots reportedly started ringing after the rapper took a swing at someone.
The rapper's team told TMZ that someone in his entourage got jumped as they exited the club and Kodak stepped in, swinging at the assailant before a gunman opened fire.
There were a total of 10 shots fired, police said. Kodak was reportedly shot in the leg.
It's still early in the investigation, so it's still unclear who opened fire, who the target or targets were, or if it was a lone gunman or multiple shooters.
Police are asking that anyone with information on this crime call Wilshire Robbery Detective B Romero at 213-922-8217 or 1-877-LAPD-24-7.
The Sun left messages seeking comment from Kodak Black's and Justin Bieber's representatives.
Kodak Black was previously sentenced to three years in prison for falsifying documents used to buy weapons at a Miami gun store.
However, the star was pardoned by former President Donald Trump on his last day in office.
The Florida rapper was in Illinois' USP Thomson prison, where he served around half of his sentence.
Bieber's invite-only concert on Friday was the first of two nights of a Super Bowl-week party dubbed “Homecoming Weekend."
The star performed a 45-minute set as the evening’s headliner.
The crowd included Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend TV host Lauren Sánchez, Hamilton actor Anthony Ramos, and NFL Hall-of-Famer Tony Gonzalez.
Proof of vaccination was required of the 1,500 guests. Few wore masks.
Other pre-Super Bowl entertainment events on Friday night included Shaq’s Fun House, a public event thrown by Shaquille O’Neal at the Shrine Auditorium that featured a performance from Lil Wayne.
Friday also saw the second night of the three-night Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, which featured Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, and Mickey Guyton, who will sing the national anthem at Sunday’s big game.
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