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Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been charged with shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in an altercation that happened in the Hollywood Hills in July.
According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Lanez — whose legal name is Daystar Peterson — was charged today with one felony count each of assault with semiautomatic firearm – personal use of a firearm – and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.
He also “faces a gun allegation and … he personally inflicted great bodily injury,” said the office.
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In August, Megan Thee Stallion identified the Toronto rapper as the person who shot her in the foot during an Instagram live video.
If convicted as charged, Lanez faces a possible maximum sentence of 22 years and eight months in state prison.
The case remains under investigation.