American rapper Lil Tjay was shot multiple times in an attempted robbery by Mohamed Konate. Along with Lil Tjay, Konate, who is arrested by the police and currently in custody, also shot Antoine Boyd once.
After multiple 911 calls just midnight on Wednesday, police arrived at the crime scene and found the 21-year-old rapper draped in blood with multiple gunshot wounds. Initially declared to be in critical condition, the rapper is currently stable.
Who Is Mohamed Konate? Rapper Lil Tjay Shooter Identified
Mohamed Konate is a person who was arrested by the police for an attempted murder charge when he shot rapper Lil Tjay multiple times.
The incident occurred on Wednesday just after midnight when Konate charged with a weapon toward Lil Tjay, who was with two people, Jeffrey Valdez and Antoine Boyd. In an attempted robbery, Konate shot Lil Tjay multiple times, and Antoine Boyd was shot once.
Police came to the crime scene after a call on 911 reporting shots fired in the area of 14 The Promenade in Edgewater, New Jersey. Rapper Tione “Lil Tjay” Merritt was brought to the hospital in critical condition due to the gunshot wounds. His health is now in stable condition.
According to the officials, the shooting happened near the City Place Shopping Center in Edgewater. Surveillance video on the station shows one victim being taken out of a white car and put in an ambulance.
Mohamed Konate Age And Wiki
Mohamed Konate is currently 27 years old. According to a statement released by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, he was born on April 13, 1995.
According to the statement. Konate is currently single and unemployed. There is not much information about him except that he tried to end the life of 21-year-old up-and-coming rapper Lil Tjay.
The 27-year-old attempted to commit armed robbery against Tione Merritt, Jeffrey Valdez, and Antoine Boyd when the shooting occurred. konate was arrested by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the New York City Police Department, and his extradition to New Jersey is pending.
Konate was charged with three counts of first-degree attempted murder, first-degree armed robbery, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and certain second-degree persons not to possess a weapon firearm and fourth-degree aggravated assault.
Also, Jeffrey Valdez and Antoine Boyd were also charged with unlawful firearm possession.