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Troy Ave arrested over shooting at TI show
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 27 May 2016
Rapper Troy Ave, real name Roland Collins, has been arrested, suspected of carrying out the shooting backstage at a TI gig earlier this week, which left one dead and three injured. One of those injured was Collins himself, who reportedly shot himself in the leg by accident.
CCTV footage from the Irving Plaza venue, where the shooting took place on Wednesday night, appears to show Collins, who was due to perform at the show, enter a backstage bar and open fire. The man killed in the incident, Ronald McPhatter, is thought to have been working as a bodyguard for Collins, and may have been shot unintentionally.
According to New York Daily News, Collins had been involved in a feud with rapper Maino, who had just left the stage when the shooting took place.
Collins has been charged with attempted murder and illegal weapons possession, with a murder charge expected to be added to that list.
In a statement last night, TI said: “My heart is heavy today. Our music is intended to save lives, like it has mine and others. My heartfelt condolences to the family that suffered the loss and my prayers are with all those injured”.
