After Troy Ave pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon on Monday (May 30), investigators found that a gun recovered from a hidden compartment in a van matched the bullet that killed his bodyguard Ronald “Banga” McPhatter, DNAinfo reports. The vehicle is what transported Ave to a local hospital after he was shot in the leg.
The shooting broke out at New York’s Irving Plaza Wednesday (May 25). Three were wounded, including the BSB rapper, whose real name is Roland Collins. Banga was the only fatality.
According to PIX 11, investigators are now looking for a second suspect who might have shot at Ave and McPhatter.
The prosecution was building its case with a surveillance video that shows someone who has been identified as Ave firing a gun in a green room area at the venue. However, his lawyers claim the video only tells part of the story and their client was acting in self defense. Initial reports alleged that he shot himself in the leg, a claim his legal team refutes.
Sources say that someone who has had an ongoing feud with Ave confronted the rapper prior to the scene that the surveillance video shows. It reportedly developed into a fistfight and then the second suspect took out a gun and fired Ave in the leg and Banga in the chest.
Early rumors circulated that fellow Brooklyn, New York rapper Maino, who performed with Uncle Murda as the opening act for T.I. at the show, was the one who confronted Troy Ave. Maino took to Instagram to deny his involvement in the shooting and call for unity among the borough’s rap scene.
Model Maggie Carrie Heckstall, who is Maino’s girlfriend, was shot in the leg and is reportedly preparing a lawsuit against those involved in the incident, including Live Nation who owns Irving Plaza. Her lawyers also sent a sent a cease-and-desist letter to the NYPD because they reportedly posted up at her hospital room and would not allow her family to visit her. She is claiming they harassed her for information regarding the shooting.
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So dude shot himself in the leg and shot his bodyguard? I’m confused
Someone in Taxstone camp killed Banga and shot Troy in the leg.
Someone in Taxstone camp killed Banga and shot Troy in the leg.
People have been analyzing the clips on youtube. The gun wasn’t originally his. Someone handed it too him. There was a big fight and the first couple of shots let off killing the body guard and hitting the lady in the leg. During the scuffle the shooter dropped or lost the gun. The shooter and his people began to run and Troy was handed the gun by someone. That when you see the scene on video where he is shooting in the room. Troy was going after the people they were just fighting. The police know there is another shooter. So Troy is ether going to have to drop some names or take a major charge for the murder of his boy.
If this was the case, why was the gun found in a hidden compartment in troy ave’s vehicle? Suspect
Fuck a street code drop some names. You have to be a bigger idiot to take a murder charge being loyal to the street and its dumb ass street codes. Do 25 yrs in jail or 3 yrs in jail? kinda of a no brainer but then again yall gangsta niggas and yall street codes
The Code of HONOR
because he took the gun w him and stashed it
because he took the gun w him and stashed it
The fight was allegedly between Troy Aves people and Taxstones people.
The fight was allegedly between Troy Aves people and Taxstones people.
Don’t matter, troy is guilty as shit…LOL…good riddance, hope this clown spends the rest of his life behind bars….garbage ass rapper any way.
Because he is whack he should rot in jail??!? You sir are lame as hell.????????????????????
Using 18 question marks is lame as hell. Maybe if he woulda humbled himself, he might HAVE BEEN tolerable. and aside from being wild mediocre n goin at talented artists, this bozo calls Nas a sucka, weirdo, n hater. Troy Ave is like a lost sidekick/hypeman sounding like a cross between a pre-got shot 50 Cent and pre-got talent Mase. Big ups to Capital Steez.
Yes diddy, he should rot in jail because he is guilty as sin….TI should be next to him as well just for being a snitch.
Yes diddy, he should rot in jail because he is guilty as sin….TI should be next to him as well just for being a snitch.
Pro era fans petty af
No one knows what that means lmao.. We don’t listen to that weirdo rap on this page
Niggas be wanting to dwell in gangsterism but when some real shit crack off you aint always gonna be the one who walk away clean. If you ready for that ride take that ride tho.
At first glance I roasted Troy for all what happen but as more and more info come to light it looks like NYPD case kinda falling apart now. Doesn’t let Troy off the hook for still being dumb ass shooting with innocent ppl being around. Why did he have the murder weapon with him if it wasn’t his unless he touched it in the alleged struggle that ppl online saying or one of his ppl picked it up stupidly. Lets be honest anyone of us commenting could of solved this entire case before Memorial day came. NYPD just want to throw rappers under the bus at any given cost. Troy going to jail but it aint for that murder charge.
Hey Victoria !!!! Stop reporting like this! The gun that Troy was found with after the shooting was a match. Not Troy’s gun! Idiot
Maybe they shouldn’t get in stupid, pointless beefs that ruin people’s lives and they won’t have to worry about who’s gun it is or isn’t and having to go to jail for it. Obviously uneducated people who don’t realize the value of human life
But how else are they supposed to obtain their real live gangster street credentials so necessary to become a successful rapper these days?
There are educated people who send others to senseless wars every day. We all have an opinion but that’s
all it is. The truth is people lost their life and they didn’t have to. How did the guns even get in the place, who was doing security?
Absolute horrible writing. So hard read it through
I wonder when they will start listening to us. It’s everyone one saying it now
“So hard read it through” … “It’s everyone one saying it now” and you guys call yourself experts? FOH
We are criticizing they’re writing skills and the facts they are posting which are proven false. Not that one persons grammar that posted. Idiot
Troy Average fucked up, but yall shouldnt believe anything NYPD says tho.
Free troy ave
Is rick Ross still a corrections Officer ?
Is rick Ross still a corrections Officer ?
Speakin of Troy Avenue.. I was jus readin on how they dispose of the remains of babies after abortion procedures n this shit is disgusting
Wrong thread! Please exit through the gift shop.
Troy gonna do that shyne time! 10+ years you watch, I called it!!! good fucking riddance!
Its like you DX writers want Troy Ave to be guilty or something… You was saying he shot his self earlier in the week… That was wrong… Then you claimed he was the only shooter… That was wrong! And you stupid people leaving these fucktard comments just show how stupid and easily controlled most humans are!! Nobody knows what happened for real for real except those that were there and none of them have given an account so every time you post some fake ass stories its like you are snitching and trying to get a nigga locked up!! So stop with the rumors and people stop believing everything you read on the internet… What is a man to do if somebody is trying to kill you… Its like either you either way you’re screwed… Let somebody start shooting at the cops and they will lay you down quick BUT a Man can not defend his life without going to jail and being considered in the wrong!!
“That was wrong…”
-On who’s authority? You got that inside hook or some shit? You have no idea what actually went down. Dude could have shot himself in the leg. Dude could have been the only shooter. Dude could have killed his hommie by mistake. Just cus Troy Ave is pleading not guilty don’t mean a damn thing. We have to wait to see all the evidence instead of trying to ride Ave’s dick or hate on the man. Regardless, dude should be locked up. No matter the circumstance, he opened fire in a club full of innocent people. You just don’t get away with that kind of stupidity…
“That was wrong…”
-On who’s authority? You got that inside hook or some shit? You have no idea what actually went down. Dude could have shot himself in the leg. Dude could have been the only shooter. Dude could have killed his hommie by mistake. Just cus Troy Ave is pleading not guilty don’t mean a damn thing. We have to wait to see all the evidence instead of trying to ride Ave’s dick or hate on the man. Regardless, dude should be locked up. No matter the circumstance, he opened fire in a club full of innocent people. You just don’t get away with that kind of stupidity…
exactly! but we all seen troy ave has a internet team. every single rumor of what happened came from troy aves camp and they all started with.. “troy didnt have a gun entering the club”
You dumb asses should have known your story was off when he only got charged with ATTEMPTED murder and we all know somebody was ACTUALLY murdered at the crime scene… Yet you still post BS stories…
I like how you state “only” like Attempted Murder is a light charge. Nigga is still facing 10+ years.
I like how you state “only” like Attempted Murder is a light charge. Nigga is still facing 10+ years.
Let’s hope jurors see that there’s no evidence beyond reasonable doubt to find Troy Ave guilty & they do their duty to find him not guilty. Charges should be dropped anyways but NYPD doesn’t care about the legal system or the US Contitution so don’t expect that to happen.
There was a lot of people in the V.I.P. room & they should tell what happened.
This isn’t about not snitching on some people involved in illicit businesses resolving disputes that don’t involve us. This is about a couple people who belong to that so very tiny fraction of society who don’t understand why it’s wrong for humans to kill other humans.
This isn’t 1 B.C. It’s 2016. It’s America. When someone murders another person, people tell investigators what happened. Then they get put in prison so everyone else can go back to living in peace & harmony without those losers.
If you really believe that it’s better not to use to legal system in a situation like this, & you think it’s better to concoct a murder plot to get even with this murderer, then you are confused.
bro you believe a fucking grainy youtube video with john madden painting cirlces around 144p pixels? lmfao btw. pix 11 is saying they have a exclusive video nobody have then proceeds to post the video tmz posted. dnainfo and abcny is saying outta of a the detective mouth troy is the lone shooter and he shot himself.
bro you believe a fucking grainy youtube video with john madden painting cirlces around 144p pixels? lmfao btw. pix 11 is saying they have a exclusive video nobody have then proceeds to post the video tmz posted. dnainfo and abcny is saying outta of a the detective mouth troy is the lone shooter and he shot himself.
I love how you guys can’t report on any of his new singles but this is legitimately fueling your site for a week
Ton of butthurt coming from troys whack ass fans on here, get a fucking life.
bobby schmurda vs troy ave
Joey Badass dont seem so “Badass” now lol
wtf this have to do with Joey Badass rep? Dudes be reaching for this drama. It dont take a badass to pull a trigger, and it takes a bitch to do it in a club full of innocent bystanders.
I hope if troy gets set free he never does an interview with you guys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qvHWgoKVCo
Hopefully Troy beats the case. He got denied bail, tho. Either way, he’s gonna be in for awhile.
Troy on camera hunting down someone with 100s of people at risk..
NY State finna fry him some crazy and they had hammer in an illegal compartment.
I wish him the best but I say he close to the 20 mark unless he Snitch.
Too many witnesses