A safety guard working at Drake's Bridle Path mansion in Toronto was critically injured in a taking pictures exterior the residence early Tuesday morning, police stated.
Police tape and patrol vehicles could possibly be seen on the rap celebrity's sprawling residence close by Park Lane Circle and Put up Street.
Emergency crews have been referred to as to the world at roughly 2:09 am for stories of a taking pictures.
The sufferer, an grownup male, sustained life-threatening accidents within the taking pictures and was rushed to hospital, the place he stays. Police initially stated his accidents have been severe, however later described them as life-threatening. He was standing exterior the house's entrance gates when photographs have been fired from a car which then fled the scene, police stated.
Police couldn’t say whether or not Drake was residence on the time of the taking pictures.
Insp. Paul Krawczyk informed reporters on the scene that the suspect, or suspects, concerned within the taking pictures fled the scene in a car, the outline of which has not been launched by the police. Investigators are at the moment reviewing video footage of the incident, he stated.
Toronto Police examine against the law scene exterior the mansion of Canadian rap mogul Drake in Toronto's Bridle Path neighborhood, Tuesday, Might 7, 2024. Paramedics stated a safety guard working exterior the house was taken to hospital with severe however non-life-threatening accidents. an in a single day taking pictures. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Police are involved with Drake's group and Krawczyk stated they’re cooperating with the investigation.
The taking pictures comes amid an escalating rap beef with Los Angeles rapper Kendrick Lamar. Drake and Lamar launched quite a few diss tracks aimed toward one another over the weekend, which included unsubstantiated allegations and private insults.
One of many tracks launched by Lamar, titled “Not Like Us,” contains a Google Maps picture of Drake's Bridle Path mansion.
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Requested a few potential hyperlink between the taking pictures and the latest war-of-words, Krawczyk stated it's too early to inform if there’s a connection.
“It’s so early within the investigation that we don't have a motive right now,” he stated.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow was requested in regards to the taking pictures at an unrelated information convention Tuesday morning and stated that “any taking pictures” within the metropolis just isn’t welcome.
“I hope the police will discover the people who find themselves violating the regulation and catch them,” she stated.
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Krawczyk stated there will probably be an elevated police presence within the space as an investigation will get underway, however not more than every other time a firearm is discharged within the metropolis.
“That is no completely different than every other investigation,” he stated. “It's perhaps extra high-profile as a result of there's extra folks right here however we deal with it like every other incident.”
Police are asking anybody with data to achieve out to investigators. They’re asking anyone who has images or video of the suspect(s) or suspect car to add them to an Proof portal for the investigation.
Police tape is proven exterior Drake's Bridle Path mansion on Might 7, 2024. (CTV Information Toronto)
