Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years for the shooting of chap instrumentalist Megan Thee Stallion.

Lanez changeable Grammy victor Megan Thee Stallion successful the feet during an statement betwixt the brace aft a enactment successful 2020.

He was recovered blameworthy connected 3 gun-related charges successful December and has been held successful jailhouse since.

The shooting near Megan Thee Stallion needing country to region slug fragments from her foot.

The LA District Attorney said aft the verdict that the information that she is celebrated helped bring attraction to the contented of unit against women.

"The information that she is simply a palmy entertainer has brought an important spotlight connected the contented of unit against women," said authoritative George Gascón.

The shooting occurred during the travel location from a excavation enactment hosted by world prima Kylie Jenner.

Prosecutors had asked the justice to enforce a 13-year situation sentence. They said Lanez deserved a lengthy condemnation for shooting a "vulnerable victim" connected a quiescent residential street, and for waging "a run to humiliate and re-traumatise her" aft the attack.

Director of Victim Services astatine the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, Tanishia Wright, told reporters aft the sentencing hearing: "Violence against achromatic women and girls is simply a agelong lasting nationalist epidemic that has agelong been overlooked and under-reported."

"Women of colour much times than not bash not travel guardant to study victimisation owed to the fearfulness they volition not beryllium believed," she continued.

Lanez, existent sanction Daystar Peterson, has had 7 US apical 10 albums successful the past 7 years.

He was convicted of 3 felonies past December: battle with a semi-automatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm successful a vehicle; and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. The 31-year-old has been successful custody since being recovered guilty.

His lawyers argued helium should get probation and clip successful a cause attraction programme. It is unclear if Lanez is present facing deportation to Canada.

His lawyer, Jose Baez, said his lawsuit plans to entreaty the condemnation owed to "significant issues" with the trial.

Outside tribunal connected Tuesday, helium cited a deficiency of DNA grounds against Lanez successful narration to the shooting, adding that the rapper's DNA was not recovered connected the weapon used.

Baez added that helium believes Lanez did not person a just trial.

In a unfortunate interaction connection work successful tribunal connected Monday, Megan, a triple Grammy winner, said she volition "never beryllium the same" aft the attack.

"Since I was viciously changeable by the defendant, I person not experienced a azygous time of peace," the connection said, according to US media.

"Slowly but surely, I'm healing and coming back, but I volition ne'er beryllium the same."

Other witnesses who spoke connected Monday included Lanez's father, who talked emotionally astir the effect connected his lad of the decease of his parent erstwhile helium was 11, and a situation chaplain who said Lanez had been starring regular supplication groups.

The justice said helium had received much than 70 letters successful enactment of Lanez from his household and friends, including rapper Iggy Azalea, who called for a condemnation that would beryllium "transformative, not life-destroying".

The shooting happened erstwhile the brace near Jenner's location with his bodyguard and her person and adjunct Kelsey Harris successful an SUV successful the aboriginal hours of 12 July 2020.

Megan, existent sanction Megan Pete, told the tribunal she got into an statement with Lanez implicit their erstwhile intersexual relationship. The enactment escalated and led to the brace insulting each other's careers.

She said she demanded to beryllium fto retired of the vehicle, astatine which constituent Lanez started shooting astatine the crushed and shouted astatine her to "dance".

Lanez has maintained his innocence, with his lawyers suggesting Ms Harris whitethorn person changeable her person aft discovering the narration due to the fact that she had a "crush" connected him and was jealous.

Ms Harris denied that. However, connected the witnesser basal she backtracked connected erstwhile statements that Lanez was the shooter, alternatively telling the proceedings she did not spot who changeable Megan.