Rapper Tory Lanez from Canada has been moved to a state prison, where he will carry out the remainder of his 10-year term for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion, a prominent hip-hop figure.
According to prison records, the 31-year-old, whose true name is Daystar Peterson, was taken into custody on Tuesday at North Kern State Prison in Delano, California.
Lanez also had a fresh mugshot taken, which he posed for while maintaining a blank expression.
After being convicted guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion, real name Megan Pete, in the foot as the two were leaving a party in Los Angeles in 2020, the rapper was given a 10-year prison sentence in August.
On July 12, 2020, Lanez shot the three-time Grammy winner at a gathering at Kylie Jenner’s house.
The rapper was found guilty by a jury of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm in a moving vehicle, and careless discharge of a firearm after entering a not-guilty plea to three felony charges in December.
After losing an appeal to be released from prison in an effort to have his conviction overturned, Lanez was transferred a few days later.
Unite the People, the nonprofit organization defending Lanez in his appeal, issued a statement saying, “The denial of the appeal bond is definitely disappointing, but it does not dissuade us from our objective.
In an Instagram post that he later published, Lanez claimed that he was only taking responsibility for “all verbal and intimate moments which I shared with the parties involved… That’s it.” Prior to getting his sentence, Lanez had expressed regret for his behavior and claimed full responsibility for the shooting.
He added, “I was in no way, shape, or form, sorry for the allegations I’m being falsely convicted of. “I continue to hold the position that I will not apologize for something I did not do,”
The rapper declared he would battle “until I come out on top.”