Drake’s security guard was shot in the arm outside the rapper’s mansion after a car lured him outside with loud music, according to local reports.
The unnamed guard, 48, is fighting for his life after being gunned down outside the rapper’s $100 million Toronto mansion on Tuesday in what police confirmed was a drive-by shooting.
The man apparently came out from behind a tall doorway on the north side of the house after noticing a car coming and going while loud music was playing, sources told the outlet. Toronto Sun.
The suspects inside the car reportedly opened fire after the guard got out and hit him in the upper body.
The guard remained hospitalized Wednesday with serious, life-threatening injuries.
A shooting outside rapper Drake’s mansion in Toronto left a man seriously injured, believed to be his security guard. It is unclear whether the artist was home at the time.
Drake built the Toronto home (pictured) in 2015 for $100 million.
The guard apparently emerged from behind a tall doorway on the north side of the house after noticing a car coming and going while playing music.
‘We have individuals who obviously carried out this shooting and who were seen in a vehicle. “I don’t have a description of that vehicle,” said Toronto Police Inspector Paul Krawczyk, adding that video of the shooting has been recovered.
The incident unfolded in the exclusive neighborhood of Bridle Path shortly after 2am on Tuesday, when the unnamed man was rushed to hospital after being found “outside the gates of the house” with life-threatening injuries. his life.
Toronto police told DailyMail.com they could not confirm whether the rapper was home at the time of the shooting.
It comes amid his ongoing viral feud with rival rapper Kendrick Lamar. Although officials have not indicated any initial link to the shooting, Drake is said to be “cooperating” with investigators.
A police perimeter was set up around the mansion after the victim was found with serious injuries in the street shortly after 2am.
Police were seen on the steps of the star’s sprawling Toronto mansion on Tuesday, as sources said the rapper offered his cooperation with the investigation.
Toronto police told DailyMail.com they could not confirm whether the rapper was home at the time of the shooting.
The area around Drake’s mansion, built by the star in 2015 for $100 million, was restricted by a police perimeter amid the ongoing investigation.
The victim was said to have been “standing outside the doors of the home” when she was shot several times and was found in the street with serious injuries.
About an hour earlier, a man was shot to death and a woman was wounded in another shooting in Oakwood Village, about nine miles away. It is unclear if the two shootings are related.
Previous police reports said the shooting occurred several streets away, but the information was later corrected to indicate it was outside the rapper’s home. Yesour sources said CP24 that Drake has offered to cooperate with investigators as they look into the shooting.
A heavy police presence was seen outside the mansion throughout Tuesday, and police appeared to carry items to and from the house.
The shooting at Drake’s Toronto mansion comes amid his ongoing feud with rival rapper Kendrick Lamar, who used the same mansion to mock Drake this week.
As the two men have released ‘diss tracks’ to each other in recent weeks, Lamar shared the cover of his track ‘Not Like Us’, which features Drake’s mansion covered in markers for a sex offender app.
A heavy police presence was seen outside the mansion throughout Tuesday, and police appeared to carry items to and from the house.
Officials have not released evidence at this time that the shooting is related to the viral feud with Kendrick Lamar (pictured last week in New York City).
The shooting scene at Drake’s Toronto mansion comes amid his ongoing feud with rival rapper Kendrick Lamar, who this week shared the cover of his song ‘Not Like Us,’ which features Drake’s mansion covered in markers for a sex offender application.
Drake made headlines in 2015 by paying $6.7 million for the land before shelling out a staggering $100 million to build the palatial estate.
Although he is known to be secretive about details about the property, Drake has offered fans a glimpse of the luxury home on social media, even showing off his private basketball court.
At a news conference Tuesday, Inspector Paul Krawczyk said there is no known evidence at this time that the shooting is related to Drake’s viral feud with Lamar, and the motive remains unclear.
“The investigation is at such an early stage that we don’t have a motive at this time,” he said.
The suspect in the shooting fled the scene, police said, and investigators have not yet released any description of the gunman or the vehicle.
Talks are underway to arrange police interviews inside the sprawling mansion, the Toronto Sun reports.
Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Graham, made headlines when he set out to build the palatial home in 2015 and purchased the land it sits on for $6.7 million.
He then spent about $100 million building the massive property, which is located on one of the most valuable streets in all of Canada.
The artist is known to be secretive about the details of his residence, although he has occasionally offered fans a glimpse of the luxury property on social media, including a glimpse of his private basketball court.
The shooting that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday is not the first time the house has been involved in serious incidents.
On March 30, 2021, a woman was arrested outside the mansion after allegedly attacking a security guard with a knife.