Rapper Offset Shot Near Florida Casino
Rapper Offset
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Rapper Offset was shot outside a popular casino in Florida on Monday, according to multiple outlets.
The former member of Atlanta-based hip-hop trio Migos, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was shot near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, his rep confirmed to Rolling Stone.
“We can confirm Offset was shot and is currently at the hospital receiving medical care,” the rep wrote in a statement. “He is stable and being closely monitored.”
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The Seminole Police Department told The Hollywood Reporter that officers responded to “an incident that occurred at a valet area after 7 p.m. Monday outside of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood that resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to an individual who was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.”
Authorities said the “situation was contained quickly,” and that two people have been detained by police in connection with the shooting.
“The investigation is ongoing. The site is secure and there is no threat to the public. Operations continue as normal,” the police department added in a statement.
Additional details surrounding what led to the shooting weren’t immediately available. THR has reached out to the rapper’s rep for more information.
Takeoff, real name Kirsnick Khari Ball and who was another member of Migos, was fatally shot in November 2022. Takeoff died at 28 after being killed outside a bowling alley in Houston. His death led to an international outpouring of grief. In May 2023, Patrick Xavier Clark was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Takeoff. He is set to go on trial on Nov. 9, 2026.
Offset rose to fame with Migos, which was formed in 2008 with Quavo and Takeoff. Hailing from Lawrenceville, Georgia, Migos had stratospheric success in the 2010s, becoming genuine pop culture phenomenons as well as one of the best-selling music groups of the decade. Their tracks “Versace,” “MotorSport,” “Stir Fry” and “Walk It Talk It” became enduring hits with the Atlanta rap classic “Bad and Boujee” topping the Billboard charts and propelling them to mainstream stardom.
Although it was never officially announced, Migos was believed to have broken up by 2022. In October 2022, Quavo and Takeoff released an album without Offset titled Only Built for Infinity Links.
Post-Migos, Offset found his own success as a solo artist, including with his hit songs “Ric Flair Drip,” “Clout” (feat. Cardi B) and “SAY MY GRACE” (feat. Travis Scott).
The rapper has six children, including two daughters and a son, with his estranged wife, rapper Cardi B. He also had two sons and another daughter from previous relationships.
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