Drake: Shooting at rapper's mansion leaves security guard with life-threatening injuries

The shooting happened early on Tuesday morning, soon after 2am local time (7am UK time) near Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue. A suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, according to authorities.

Tuesday 7 May 2024 19:47, UK

Canadian rapper Drake. Pic: Reuters
Image: Drake was not injured in the shooting. File pic: Reuters
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Police are investigating a shooting at the Toronto mansion of Canadian rapper Drake.

A security guard, who had been standing outside the gates of the property, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after the attack.

The shooting happened early on Tuesday morning, soon after 2am local time (7am UK time) near Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue in the affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood.

A suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, police said in a post on X.

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A representative for the Toronto-born five-time Grammy award winner said Drake was not injured, Sky's partner network NBC News reported.

Police said they could not confirm if Drake was at home at the time of the incident.

But they were "in contact with his team and they are cooperating", Inspector Paul Krawczyk said.

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Police said they were investigating the incident and had not yet established a motive.

Canadian broadcaster CBC reported a police source as saying the guard appeared to have been shot in a drive-by attack.

Toronto Police investigators work outside of 21 Park Lane Circle after a security guard was shot outside the Bridle Path mansion of Canadian rap star Drake in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Arlyn McAdorey
Image: Police at the scene of the shooting. Pic: Reuters
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It added that according to the initial report, the man suffered a gunshot wound to the upper chest and was unconscious when officers arrived.

The victim then underwent surgery in hospital, CBC added.

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Drake, 37, is currently embroiled in a high-profile feud with US rapper Kendrick Lamar.

They have both released new diss tracks as the feud between them intensifies with brutal verses dragging in their families.

Drake and 36-year-old Lamar - whose fourth album won a Pulitzer Prize - have for years been exchanging thinly veiled barbs.

But the flurry of diss tracks shows how their animosity has become more personal and a lot less subtle.

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Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham, is one of the world's biggest-selling musicians.

He has had 13 number one tracks in the US, including God's Plan, Work featuring Rihanna, and One Dance with WizKid and Kyla.

The Hotline Bling performer is Spotify's most streamed male artist of all time.

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