Drill Rapper 22Gz Arrested For Attempted Murder
22Gz is in custody on charges of attempted murder.
The Brooklyn drill rapper was arrested in connection with a March shoot that injured three people at the JFK airport while he was on his way to perform on Hot 97’s Summer Jam on Sunday morning.
According to the New York Daily News, the 24-year-old actor, whose real name is Jeffrey Alexander, is accused of opening fire and shooting three people outside the Club Freeze Cafe & Lounge in Brooklyn. All three victims, whose injuries were thought to be unserious, identified the gunman as 22Cz.
“This shooting not only injured the victim, but also endangered the lives of everyone in a crowded club,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. “Senseless gang rivalries fuel much of the gun violence in our communities, and I am strongly committed to prosecuting anyone involved in this criminal act.”
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In addition to the attempted murder charge, 22Gz is facing 2nd-degree assault and weapons charges for a pistol, along with a 1st-degree reckless endangerment charge.
In 2017, 22Gz was arrested in Miami and accused of killing a man during a parking spot dispute. He spent five months in jail, but prosecutors later dropped the charges after determining that the victim was shot by someone else.
22Gz has become a star in the Brooklyn drill scene with songs like “Suburban, Pt. 2,” “Twirlanta,” and “Sniper Gang Freestyle.”
Wack 100 Criticism to Bobby Shmurda and 22Gz Defends Him
Bobby Shmurda has been trying to live in the moment since his release from prison and looks to enjoy every moment of his freedom.
When the notable dissident Wack 100 took a short pause while watching Master P on mobile, he immediately formed a relationship with Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda and called out to Shmurda. These words prompted Brooklyn rapper 22Gz to intervene and defend Bobby Shmurda.
22Gz wrote on Twitter. ” 22gz wrote on Twitter Wednesday (January 19). He continued, “How you not street cause you dance? So just because a n-gga dance he not a shooter?”
The Wack 100 belittled Bobby Shmurda for seeing his shortcomings in producing new music.
He has released several singles since February 2021, including “No Time for Sleep (Freestyle),” “Cartier Lens”, “Splash” and “Shmoney” featuring Bobby, Quavo and Rowdy Rebel.
“Y’all be seeing these artists like Bobby Shmurda, he’s been having it bad,” Wack said. “He be like, ‘Yo, to all my fans, it ain’t me, it’s the label and all that shit’ … I’ma be real, I don’t know what kinda fans he got. He really ain’t proven product; he only had one song.
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