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Lil Tjay made chilling summer prediction only two weeks before rapper was shot seven times
LIL Tjay made a chilling prediction earlier in June just two weeks before he was hospitalized after being shot seven times in an alleged armed robbery.
The rapper had posted a video listening to his new song "Stressed" with the caption, "Dis gon be a good summer…"
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Lil Tjay, born Tione Merritt is a rising star in the hip-hop world and has collaborated with the likes of Pop Smoke, Lil Wayne, Offset, and Saweetie.
This summer he was set to perform at a European music festival and had been scheduled to play at the Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park.
However, his rising stardom took a tragic turn when the 21-year-old rapper was shot at a New Jersey shopping center on June 22.
He sustained multiple gunshot wounds after the attack and underwent emergency surgery according to .
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Rumors had swirled on social media that Tjay was braindead and paralyzed.
The false statements were debunked when the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office tweeted the rapper was in critical but stable condition.
Tjay's current condition has not yet been fully disclosed to the public.
reported that Tjay's uncle responded to a fan's direct message on Twitter that he was "going to be ok."
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Three people have since been charged in connection with the shooting.
Mohamed Konate, 27, has been arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree attempted murder and three counts of first-degree armed robbery, according to Bergen County Prosecutor
A press release from the Bergen County Prosecutor's office also stated Jeffrey Valdez and Antoine Boyd were charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.
Valdez and Boyd were with Tjay and had not been involved in the shooting.
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The Edgewater Police Department stated the motive behind the attack was armed robbery against the rapper and his entourage.
Fans and celebrities have continued to send their love and support to Tjay on social media as they await more news on the rapper's condition.
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