The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office formally charged rapper A$AP Rocky on Monday concerning a 2021 shooting.
A$AP Rocky is facing two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm after months of investigation into the incident. The charges stem from a previous altercation with a former friend that ended in gunfire.
Allegedly an A$AP Mob member, known to fans as A$AP Relli, was called to the location by Rocky, and the two exchanged words. When the conversation between the two former friends became heated, the argument escalated to the point that A$AP Rocky fired multiple shots, wounding A$AP Relli.
After months of maintaining anonymity, A$AP Relli recently revealed he was the shooting victim. The former A$AP Mob member claims he sustained injuries to his hand after being hit with bullet fragments during this incident. He filed a lawsuit against A$AP Rocky, claiming he has been unable to work due to his injury and is demanding financial compensation for emotional distress and lost income.
A$AP Rocky was arrested for the shooting when he got off his private jet in LAX in April, after vacationing with his then-pregnant girlfriend, Rihanna. Police obtained a warrant to search Rocky’s home, where they located several firearms inside the residence that were all registered. Police did not find the gun used in the shooting.
