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Offset Responds to Lil Tjay Following Shooting: Here’s What He Said After Being Called a ‘Rat’

Offset fired back online after Lil Tjay called him a rat, as police said the casino fight that led to the shooting remains under investigation.

  • On Monday, April 6, 2026, rapper Offset was shot at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, and transported to Memorial Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Surveillance footage shows 24-year-old rapper Lil Tjay, born Tione Merritt, directing his entourage to attack Offset during a brawl; as the fight escalated, an associate pulled a firearm and shot the Migos rapper.
  • After posting a $500 bond on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, Lil Tjay exited the Broward County Jail on Tuesday, calling Offset a "rat" while denying involvement in the shooting.
  • From his hospital bed, Offset responded on The Shade Room Teens with "U ain't buss nun," implying the Bronx rapper did not participate in the shooting.
  • The Seminole Police Department investigation remains open with no charges filed for the shooting itself, while Tjay's lawyer, Dawn Florio, dismissed reports linking her client to the gunfire as "false rumors.
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