A jury has found Tory Lanez GUILTY in his felony assault trial for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was accused of shooting the fellow rapper after leaving a party at Kylie Jenner’s house on July 12, 2020.
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Lanez, 30, was convicted of three felony counts: assault with a semiautomatic handgun, carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. He faces more than 20 years in prison and could be deported.
#BREAKING: District Attorney George Gascón announced that Daystar Peterson, the rap artist known as Tory Lanez, was convicted of assault today in the 2020 shooting and wounding of former female friend Megan Pete in the Hollywood Hills.#LACounty #LADAOffice
Full statement: pic.twitter.com/ntcl7nYCbH
— George Gascón (@LADAOffice) December 23, 2022
Megan, whose legal name is Megan Pete, first accused Lanez of shooting her via Instagram Live in August of 2020, before recently making the allegations on the witness stand.
“I felt shocked. I felt hurt. I wasn’t sure if this was really happening. I looked at my feet, I saw the blood and I fell to the ground,” Megan testified.
Lanez’s defense attorneys however suggested that someone else had the gun; Kelsey Harris.
Kelsey Harris Was A Key Prosecution Witness—But Recanted Several Statements
Harris who is Megan’s former best friend and assistant was present on the night in question but shockingly recanted several statements she made surrounding the shooting. She also pleaded the fifth despite repeated reminders that she already secured immunity.
Although Harris said several times that she “didn’t remember what happened”, the prosecution played an 88-minute tape of her alleging that Lanez was the shooter.
She said that Lanez called Megan “b*tches” and “h*es” and threatened her, too, when she intervened.
“He said, ‘My n***a, I’ll shoot you.’ He said that to me, and he reached like he was going to grab something, reached toward the middle console, but he never pulled anything,” Kelsey told authorities.
“I was like, ‘Okay, if you shoot me, I guess it’s my time to go. If you shoot me just know I have people that will ride behind me, my support,” she responded, according to the interview.
On the tape, she also alleged that he physically assaulted her and claimed she witnessed him shooting at Megan.
“I get out of my side and no sooner do you know, you start hearing gunshots going off. I looked up maybe about the second or third gunshot. You see Tory, he’s now in the front seat. I guess he must have jumped over in a smooth transition, and he’s leaning over the door,” Kelsey said, per the prosecution’s tape.
They also showed a text that she sent to Megan’s bodyguard that read; “Help Tory shot Meg 911.”
Tory Lanez’s Lawyers Alleged That Kelsey Harris Shot Megan Thee Stallion In A Jealous Rage
The defense alleged however that Harris actually fired at Megan Thee Stallion during a catfight about Lanez, who had been intimate with both of them. Harris called that allegation “ridiculous.”
Lanez did not testify and pleaded not guilty to all three felony counts in the case. He will be sentenced on January 27th.
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Meghann Cuniff of Law Crime News tweeted that Lanez’s family had an outburst in the courtroom after the verdict was read. Jay Z and Roc Nation were also apparently mentioned by outraged Lanez supporters.
Megan Thee Stallion is under Roc Nation’s management.
A jury has convicted Tory Lanez of all three charges for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. A crazy and downright scary scene in the courtroom as his father and stepmother screamed about wicked injustice.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 23, 2022
Tory Lanez’s father stood up guest and screamed. “This is a wicked system!” He screamed at the prosecutors that they are evil and they know exactly what they did here. His stepmother stood up screaming and yelling. Father was yelling about “Roc Nation.”
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 23, 2022
Tory Lanez was remanded on the spot, led out in handcuffs by sheriff's deputies. There were six total in the courtroom, two at door and four behind Lanez, and there was quite a scene when they tried to get Lanez's father and stepmother under control.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 23, 2022
One woman turned and looked at the reporters sitting behind her, including me, and said, "Jay Z is a bitch. Report that: Jay Z is a bitch."
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 23, 2022
Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyer has released a statement.
“The jury got it right. I am thankful there is justice for Meg.” pic.twitter.com/H5FEuZCNO1
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 23, 2022
Prior to his conviction, Lanez tweeted that “no weapon formed against him shall prosper.”
I’m going to leave this here one more time …and watch how it ages … NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL PROSPER … AND EVERY TONGUE THAT RISES AGAINST ME IN JUDGEMENT SHALL BE CONDEMNED u sit and watch now …. And don’t ever question the GOD I serve again . This is my last tweet
— Tory Lanez (@torylanez) December 7, 2022
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