Tory Lanez convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion by jury

The jury found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of assault for the 2020 shooting where Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the foot. The decision came nearly two weeks after the start of the trial, which included explosive testimony from Megan, whose real name is Megan Pete. Tory, whose real name is Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson, will now await sentencing and could face up to 24 years in prison. Since he is also Canadian, he also faces deportation.

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Tory faced the assault trial for a 2020 shooting incident where Megan was shot in the foot. (Casey Flanigan/imageSPACE/Shutterstock/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

The trial took place nearly two months after Tory was charged with assault for the shooting in October. He was accused of shooting the 'Savage Rapper' in the feet at a pool party in July 2020. Tory did not testify at the trial, but Megan made an emotional statement in court on December 13. just killed me if I knew I would have to go through this,” she reportedly said, per . "Because I was shot, I was turned into some kind of villain, and he's the victim. It turned my whole life upside down."

Megan Kelsey Harris' former best friend testified, and she disputed her previous claims that she saw Tory shoot the rapper, per . The influencer, who was granted immunity for the trial, initially told police in an interview that she saw him shoot Megan, but during her testimony she said she didn't know. didn't remember seeing Tory shoot her friend. The "Hot Girl Summer" rapper and her former assistant had a falling out when Kelsey started hanging out with Tory after the alleged shooting.

Megan originally claimed Tory shot her in the foot in a since-deleted post, but he has always denied any wrongdoing. The Good News rapper opened up about the shooting and his reaction in an October 2020 op-ed for . “I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man. After a party, I was shot twice as I walked away from him. We weren't a couple," she said. "Even as a victim, I was met with skepticism and judgment. The way people have publicly questioned and debated whether I played a role in my own violent assault proves that my fears of discussing what happened were, unfortunately, justified. »

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Both rappers made mention of the shooting and the allegations in their music. Following the incident, Tory made numerous references on her record Daystar. One of the most recent times was when Megan referenced the shooting on her latest album Traumazine on the track "She rap, "I feel like Biggie, who shot you?/But everybody knows who shot me."

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