Shooting near Drake’s mansion sparks police investigation

Police are investigating a shooting Tuesday near rapper Drake’s mansion that left a security guard at the property seriously injured.

The shooting happened around 2 a.m. in Toronto’s affluent Bridle Path neighborhood, Toronto Police Inspector Paul Krawczyk confirmed in a press conference (via CBC). He said officers found a man “suffering from an apparent gunshot wound” when they arrived at the scene Tuesday and he was taken to the hospital in “serious condition.”

Krawczyk said the suspects involved in the shooting allegedly showed up in a vehicle, but he did not provide further details, including a motive. He noted that police are still in the early stages of their investigation. He also did not confirm whether Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Graham, was home at the time of the shooting, but said his team was cooperating with the police investigation.

A representative for Drake had no comment to The Times on Tuesday.

Police sources told CBC that initial reports suggest it was a drive-by shooting. Sources also said the guard suffered a gunshot wound to the upper chest and underwent surgery.

Krawczyk did not confirm whether the incident was a drive-by shooting, but said during the news conference that authorities had “collected some video evidence that captures the incident.” He encouraged people with more information to contact authorities.

The shooting at Drake’s mansion comes amid his heated public feud with rapper Kendrick Lamar. For weeks, the Grammy-winning artists have been sharing damning allegations of domestic violence and child abuse in the form of dissidents.

Although it’s unclear what exactly is at the heart of the Drake-Lamar dispute, several rappers have weighed in on the fray. Last month, ASAP Rocky and Rick Ross released musical digs at Drake. Over the weekend, producer Metro Boomin took a different approach: He promised a “free beat” to the person who could produce the “best” Drake diss over his “BBL Drizzy” instrumentals.

Since launching on Sunday, Metro has been Boomin’s Competition has collected contributions from internet rappers and singers in various languages ​​including Japanese And French.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.