FBI releases new photos, details amid investigation into Offset shooting in Hollywood

The FBI is releasing new information and photos as they investigate the shooting of rapper Offset outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood last week.

The photos released by the FBI on Tuesday show the vehicles and alleged subjects in the April 6 shooting that left the rapper hospitalized.

FBI officials said a large group had assaulted the rapper before one subject pulled out a handgun and shot him once.

The subjects tried to remove his watch but were unsuccessful, officials said.

They fled the scene in two Chevrolet SUVs, including a matte gray Tahoe and a black Suburban, authorities said.

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The Tahoe fled toward Miami while the Suburban headed toward Hollywood.

Offset, one-third of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, had been hospitalized before he was released, a spokesperson said Friday.

“Offset has been released from the hospital and he is up and walking,” the spokesperson said. “We’re incredibly grateful to the doctors, nurses, and the entire hospital staff who took such great care of him.”

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The rapper shared his own statement on social media Friday, writing, “Thank you to everyone who’s checked in on me and showed me love! I’m good….but I’m planning to be better! I’m focused on my family, my recovery, and getting back to the music…realizing that life is made up of quiet wins and loud losses…”

“Life’s a gamble and I’m still playing to win,” he concluded.

Earlier last week, officers detained two people. The rapper Lil Tjay, born Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested in connection with the altercation that occurred before the shooting, the Seminole Police Department in Florida said. He was charged with disorderly conduct and operating a vehicle without a valid license.

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The second person detained at the scene has not been charged and investigators were working to identify others involved, police said in a statement last Tuesday.

Offset, born Kiari Kendrell Cephus, launched his career with Migos, one of the most popular hip-hop groups of all time. The Atlanta trio is celebrated for their rapid-fire triplet flow, an often-imitated delivery that changed the trajectory of trap.

The group had several multiplatinum selling singles, including “Bad and Boujee,” which went No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, “Stir Fry,” and “Narcos.” Migos released four full-length albums across their career.

He was also previously married to the rapper Cardi B. The pair were secretly wed in September 2017 in Atlanta. In 2024, Cardi B announced that she filed for divorce. They have three children together.

More than three years ago, Offset’s cousin Takeoff, another member of Migos, was shot and killed at a Houston bowling alley.

The Seminole Police Department, the FBI’s South Florida Violent Crime and Fugitive Task Force, and the FBI are still investigating the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or go to tips.fbi.gov.