New York rapper Naz GPG has reportedly been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a 4-year-old child.
A video of Naz being arrested began circulating on social media on Wednesday (August 9), with his sister asking for his chain and the number of his girlfriend.
According to police records, the drill rapper was charged with attempted second-degree murder, along with multiple assault and weapons possession offenses. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
His bail was set at $500,000.
Per CBS News, the shooting transpired shortly before 12:30 a.m. on July 26 in New York’s Upper West Side neighborhood, and resulted in a 4-year-old boy getting grazed by a bullet.
Police claimed a car had pulled up to the block of West 94th Street and Amsterdam Avenue before opening fire on a residence, hitting the child in the leg. The boy was with his mom at the time who was not injured.
“When I got to the door right there, that’s why I heard the mother screaming. So when I came, I seen the kid right there on the floor. He had blood all over him,” a witness said.
“So then when I came out, there’s an ambulance standing right over there, so I ran to the ambulance and I told them that I heard some gunshots and there’s a kid on the floor.”
A 35-year-old man was also grazed in the foot during the shooting. The child in question was later taken to the hospital where he recovered.
Police said the victims were all innocent bystanders and not the intended targets. They added that they were currently looking for two suspects, one of which presumably was Naz GPG.
A member of the NYC drill crew the Sweepers, the Harlem-bred rapper was starting to get a local buzz prior to the arrest. He averaged around 130,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and his latest single “Wdhd” currently has over 232,000 streams.
Naz’s arrest comes a few months after another buzzing drill rapper from the Big Apple, Nas EBK, was arrested and charged with killing a man in a Times Square shooting in February. He was charged with murder in the second degree.
Shun all thugs. They’re destroying the black community.
Shun all thugs. They’re destroying the black community and making life harder for hardworking, decent black folks.
Absolutely! This is ridiculous! I come to this site and there’s more stories about arrests than there are stories about music.
Give him 1000 yrs. Him and his whole crew and his sister and his mamma and everybody who live him. I hate these punks shooting guns to the side with his eyes close and running with his pants hanging to his knees like a clown.
Give him 1000 yrs. Him and his whole crew and his sister and his mamma and everybody who live him. I hate these punks shooting guns to the side with his eyes close and running with his pants hanging to his knees like a clown.
Give him 1000 yrs. Him and his whole crew and his sister and his mamma and everybody who live him. these punks shooting guns to the side with his eyes close and running with his pants hanging to his knees like a clown.
chill tfd
This is an incredibly disturbing situation. It’s heartbreaking to see a young child caught in the crossfire. I hope justice is served, and that this serves as a wake-up call for the community to address the violence.
This situation is absolutely tragic. It’s shocking to hear about a rapper being involved in something so serious, especially with a child affected. I hope justice is served and the community can find healing after such a devastating incident.
This is absolutely heartbreaking. It’s tough to see a talent like Naz GPG get caught up in such a serious situation, especially when a child is involved. I hope for the best outcome for everyone affected by this incident.
This is shocking news! It’s hard to believe that someone who has so much influence in the community could be involved in something like this. My thoughts are with the family of the child affected. Hopefully, justice will be served.
This is such a tragic situation. It’s heartbreaking to see violence affecting innocent lives, especially children. I hope the legal system takes this seriously and that justice is served.
This is incredibly tragic. It’s hard to believe someone in the industry could be involved in something so horrific. My thoughts are with the family of that child—no one should have to go through something like this. I hope justice is served.