22Gz is a rapper from New York City,
who helped put Brooklyn drill on the map.
But it looks like he never really left the streets behind
and now he’s facing second degree attempted murder charges
after allegedly shooting three people in March.
Here’s what happened.
On Sunday, June 12th,
22Gz touched down at the John F. Kennedy airport in Queens.
He was scheduled to perform at the Summer Jam festival,
but the cops were waiting for him when he landed and arrested him
for attempted second-degree murder.
Complex reported that he’s also facing second degree assault,
second degree criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment.
The police are accusing 22Gz of shooting three people at a Brooklyn club back in March.
It aint clear exactly what went down,
but he’s accused of shooting at a group of people around 3:30am.
According to reports, a 21-year-old got hit in the leg,
a 31-year-old was hit in the foot, and a 29-year-old was hit in both legs.
According to the cops, all three of them identified 22Gz as the shooter.
News reports say a 31-year-old man and 21-year-old woman got shot,
but now it looks like it was actually three people who got hit.
Billboard reported that inmate records from the NYC Department of Corrections
show that 22Gz was arrested on Sunday and sent to Rikers Island.
His bail was set at $500,000,
but right now it’s unclear if he posted it or not.
After the news broke, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez
hopped on Twitter and said “This shooting not only wounded the victim,
but endangered the lives of everyone in a crowded club.
Senseless gang rivalries fuel much of the gun violence in our communities
and I remain committed to vigorously prosecuting anyone who engages in this criminal conduct.”
This ain’t the first time 22Gz has been charged with attempted murder.
When he was 16, the police claimed him and three of his homies was planning to kill their opps
but the case was eventually dropped.
Then right after he blew up with his track Suburban,
22gz got hit with a second degree attempted murder charge
after he was involved in a road rage situation that ended with two people dying.
In May 2017, 22Gz was riding around Miami with three of his homies.
At one point, the dude driving the car tried to fit into a tight parking spot -
but he ended up hitting a Buick that was parked behind them.
The dude who owned the Buick and his friend saw it all happen from across the street
and went over to confront 22Gz and his homies.
The situation got heated and someone inside the car with 22Gz
ended up shooting the other two dudes.
The owner of the Buick survived and told the cops what went down,
but unfortunately his friend was pronounced dead at the hospital.
22Gz and his homies smashed off after the shooting and got into a chase with the cops.
Usually in situations like this the police fall back
so they don’t force a suspect to drive even more dangerously,
but two Miami cops opened fire at the car and killed the driver -
which caused it to crash into two police cars.
The owner of the Buick told the cops it was the front passenger who shot him,
which was 22Gz.
He was booked on second degree attempted murder with a deadly weapon
and spent five months in jail, but the charges later got thrown out.
It turned out that the driver was the shooter too,
and forensic evidence proved 22Gz ain’t have anything to do with it.
Beating this case was huge for 22Gz,
but then less than a year later he got arrested again.
In February 2018, he got hit with weapon charges after the cops
caught him and 11 other people trespassing in a basement.
He recorded a Facebook Live video from inside the jail that went viral
and ended up beating the case.
A year after that, 22Gz dropped his debut mixtape
and was scheduled to perform at Rolling Loud.
This was a massive moment in his career,
but the NYPD asked the festival to remove him, Casanova, Pop Smoke, Sheff G,
and Don Q at the last minute
to try and prevent violence from breaking out at the show.
22Gz had beef with Sheff G and Pop Smoke at the time,
so having all of them perform at the same show could've ended badly.
Sheff G got issues with the Blixky Gang 22 Gz reps.
The war between the Woos and Choos was also put in the spotlight
because Pop Smoke and 22Gz were on opposite sides of the war.
Not getting to perform at Rolling Loud was definitely a setback,
but 22Gz ain’t let it slow him down.
He dropped his second mixtape in 2020,
and Suburban Part 2 off that project
cemented him as one of the hottest drill rappers in Brooklyn.
Between his 2018 arrest and now,
22Gz has stayed out of trouble for the most part.
He’s had social media beef with a lot of people, but nothing too serious.
It seemed like he was trying to leave the street activities in the past,
but according to the cops that ain’t the case.
Hopefully 22Gz has a good lawyer,
because New York don’t play when it comes to anything involving guns.
There’s aint much info out right now about what happend back in March,
but more details will probably come out soon.
So make sure ya’ll tap in for updates.