Troy Ave arrested after shooting at T.I. concert leaves one dead

TMZ have released a surveillance video allegedly showing New York rapper Troy Ave aiming and firing a gun backstage at the T.I. concert at Irving Plaza on Wednesday night.

While reports surfaced at the time that Troy Ave had been grazed in the leg by a bullet, it’s now being reported that he accidentally shot himself in the process of opening fire.

The rapper, who was scheduled to perform as an opening act for T.I., was apparently feuding with rapper Maino who had just left the stage. Maino denies any type of hostility between the two and took to Instagram yesterday to deny any involvement in the incident:

First and foremost my deepest condolences to the family & friends of Ronald Mcphatter who was tragically killed last night. Despite having to cope with more senseless violence. I woke up to the usual FALSE and ridiculous lies being circulated by irresponsible members of the media. What transpired was absolutely NOT the result of MYSELF or ANYBODY IN MY CAMP , ENTOURAGE, TRAVELING PARTY or ORGANIZATION IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. We entered the venue respectfully as always and exited in shocked like all other concertgoers. For the last 5 years Troy Ave, his team and I have had a great working relationship. Not only have we performed and done several songs together but we've had many personal conversations about life our goals and efforts as musicians. Despite media reports to the contrary, there are No "ongoing beefs" or "entourage issues." It always has been and always will be good relations between myself AND MY TEAM and @TroyAve @Hovain @YoungLitoBsB and the BSB crew. Our deepest sympathies again to family of Ronald McPhatter and a speedy recovery to Troy Ave. The movement will not be stopped. #BROOKLYNUNITED #HEARDYOU

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Ronald Mcphatter, the man that died from a gunshot wound to the stomach on the night, was apparently a good friend of Troy Ave from junior high. This makes it unclear whether he meant to shoot the victim or not. Equally, if he was the shooter, it’s unclear how he managed to graze himself in the leg.

People are starting to put forward their own theories about what happened on the night. One user on Instagram (@theoriginaldino_) said: “He didn’t shoot into the crowd of fans he shot at the crowd of dudes who shot him ,shot his girlfriend and killed his right hand man. 5 shots were fired, he fired 1 of them against of a group of assassins and I’m pretty sure he hit one of them. He did not shoot his friend or his girl.”

Another user (@_mr.sixteen) said: “At the end, there were innocent people clueless what was going on, Troy shot in a crowd filled with people, some who came to watch him perform, people from his city, I f-ck with Troy but he did a real dumb move. Sad.”

Troy Ave has now reportedly been charged with reckless endangerment, illegal weapons possession, and criminal use of a firearm. Before he can be charged with murder, the NYPD need to investigate further and await the results of ballistics tests.

Regardless of the outcome, it’s a very sad situation. Shooting up a club where people are enjoying themselves is reckless and selfish.