Among those shot at T.I.’s Irving Plaza concert Wednesday (May 25) was Maino’s girlfriend, model Maggie Carrie Heckstall, who was hit in the leg. Three others also took bullets in the shooting, including Troy Ave who reportedly shot himself in the leg, and BSB affiliate Ronald “Banga” McPhatter, who died of his wounds.
Heckstall is now reportedly planning to sue those involved in the shooting. Among those she has filed a complaint against is the NYPD for how they treated her in the aftermath of the shooting. She says that she has been questioned nonstop by law enforcement and is being treated more like a criminal than an innocent victim. Her lawyer, Emel McDowell, explains their case to the New York Post.
“[Police] want to investigate and we get that, but don’t make her life miserable because she took a stray bullet,” he says.
“We understand the NYPD is doing their job, but she’s not under investigation,” the attorney continues. “She’s not in custody for the crime. She didn’t ask for police protection. She’s obviously a victim in this. They’re making her life worse by doing this.”
Police reportedly have not allowed the model’s family to visit her while she recovers from her wounds at a local hospital. They have had officers watch the door to her hospital room. The Blanch Law Firm, the group McDowell is a member of, sent a cease-and-desist letter to the NYPD demanding that they remove their presence from her room.
“The infringement upon Ms. Heckstall’s 4th Amendment right to be free from illegal search and seizure is emotionally draining for Ms. Heckstall and also an impediment to her speedy and full recovery,” the letter says.
McDowell says that his client did not see who shot her, but that she only heard gunshots and then realized she had been struck by a stray bullet.
“He came into the area they were in, the green room where everyone was sitting. She just heard the shots,” the lawyer says, recounting her story. “It was initially three, four shots, then another shot, then four more — pop, pop, pop. She felt the burning sensation, then started screaming and hit the ground.”
Heckstall took to Instagram over the weekend to reiterate her story.
“I DO NOT KNOW WHO SHOT ME,” she says. “I have not given a signed statement to NYPD or detectives.. Nor have my lawyers! The situation happen so fast that I didn’t look to see what was going on. I was just trying to get out of the room with my leg dangling. I didn’t even hear nothing about Troy Ave until the next day. As for the NYPD being at my door and denying my visits was very uncalled for. I don’t need protection. The bullet was a stray and my family coming to see doesn’t tamper with the detectives investigation.”
Surveillance video from the venue shows what appears to be Troy Ave firing a gun in the green room area. He was arrested at the hospital where he was receiving medical attention for his leg and is facing attempted murder charges. Initial reports suggested that the Major Without a Deal rapper opened fire after getting into a confrontation with Maino. The elder Brooklyn, New York rapper denounced these claims and said he wants nothing but unity in the borough’s rap scene.
Just another thot, karma is funny.
How the fuck is this Maino’s girlfriend when Maino is married to Lil’Kim?
Troy ave going to be doing hard time for this one….do em like shyne!
Go and get a job and work for your money
Haha greatest lie ever told…these hoes got y’all slaves beat. Slaving for fiat money SMH and ya look down on people who figured out how to get it without breaking their back and having the man dig in their pockets after its said and done Hahahaha. That’s that slave mentality. Y’all need to figure who can do less and get more.
Haha greatest lie ever told…these hoes got y’all slaves beat. Slaving for fiat money SMH and ya look down on people who figured out how to get it without breaking their back and having the man dig in their pockets after its said and done Hahahaha. That’s that slave mentality. Y’all need to figure who can do less and get more.
Dude… she got a KILO of make-up on.
Is the only words a ChickenHead knows is SUE and MAKEUP!
Get a job ya fuckin thot damn probably one of them dumb bitches all actting hard like shes some bad bitch now that she finaly took a bullet and we see how bad of a bitch shes not lol you hang around that lige be ready to catch a bullet it can happen anywhere anytime and anyone even yourself ask troy ave lmao
You must not have read the article, only the headline. She hasnt spoken to the police and isnt asking for protection, and hasnt said anybodies name and snitched. The lawsuit is against the police for not leaving her alone lol
It looks like her face was added to the picture!!
Why do they keep calling these girls models? I have to look up the definition of a model now.
It looks like her face was added to somebody else’s body LOL. Poor photoshop skills…
Did Troy Ave shot the leg of the ballon and the plush bear too?
He did. Troy Average needs to be stopped. He’s a fucking madman!
damn..her face.. it’s like going to painting section @ home depot.. she is as fake as my pair of J’s
Hmmm…. not sure who took the bigger L in this story. Troy Ave for shooting himself in the leg or this chick for dating Maino, holy lowered expectations.
the crazy thing is that ppl keep reporting that he shot himself in the leg and he didn’t……
the crazy thing is that ppl keep reporting that he shot himself in the leg and he didn’t……
I’m surprised the bullet didn’t bounce off her makeup looking at that picture.
Is there anyone else who is a rapper or has rapper affiliations involved in this shooting?
Taxstone.
idk why, but the thing standing out most in this article is that hospital picture. That TV is crazy old, the only time i see crt TVs anymore is old peoples houses.
I guess, maino got himself a ‘poor man’s nickie minaj’.lol!
Like when riri caught the fade from chris brown and dropped that song “hard” trying to be a g bitch or beyonce saying shes a hustler smh bitch please your scared to death to be in the ghetto for two minutes! more of these thots need to get shot, they contribute nothing to society and all look and act basically the exact same.
Facts ….. Maybe if more of these hoes caught shots. They’d act more accordingly.
Facts ….. Maybe if more of these hoes caught shots. They’d act more accordingly.