Shooter wounds guard at Drake’s Toronto mansion, police may probe Kendrick Lamar’s involvement
A shooter wounded a security guard was seriously at the Toronto mansion of Canadian rapper Drake early on Tuesday.
Someone suspected to be the shooter was spotted and the individual fled in a vehicle.
It was not clear whether the five-time Grammy award winner was at home during the incident.
Police said the shooting happened around 2 a.m. (0600 GMT) and officers responding to the incident found a man with a gunshot wound who was taken to a hospital.
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Speaking to reporters in front of Drake’s home in Toronto’s lavish Bridle Path neighborhood, Inspector Paul Krawczyk said there was sparse information as investigation was still at an early stage.
Police had not yet established a motive behind the shooting and details of the shooter or the vehicle were not yet available, Krawczyk said.
The wounded security guard was still in the hospital in serious condition, he said, though he refused to confirm whether Drake was at home at the time of the incident.
Celebrity feud?
When asked if the incident was linked to an ongoing feud between Drake and American rapper Kendrick Lamar, Krawczyk said it was too early to determine the motive, but confirmed he was aware of the squabble. He however refused to comment further on the clash.
Lamar, who has won 17 Grammy awards, escalated his musical battle with Drake over the past week by releasing a three “diss” tracks in 36 hours, according to Variety. The video of the last of the three songs, “Not Like Us,” featured aerial view of Drake’s Toronto mansion.
The song, which has over 23 million views on Lamar’s YouTube channel, prompted some fans to add an “Owned by Kendrick” label to Drake’s Toronto house on Google Maps, according to the National Post newspaper. The label has since been taken down.
