In the span of a week, Drake's Toronto mansion has been the scene of a shooting and two separate incidents of alleged trespassing.
Toronto police officers showed up at the “God's Plan” rapper's home Thursday afternoon after receiving a call about an intruder on the Bridle Path property, The Times confirmed. The call came around 3:30 p.m.
Before police arrived at the scene, the alleged intruder was taken to hospital after an altercation with the property's security guards. Toronto police are investigating Thursday's incident, a spokesperson told the Times.
Thursday marked the third day in a row that Toronto police responded to Drake's home this week. First, police responded to a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning. Police Inspector Paul Krawczyk confirmed at a news conference earlier this week that upon his arrival, officers found a security guard at the property with a gunshot wound.
The guard, whose identity was not released, was allegedly “shot while standing outside the gates in front” of Drake's home and was hospitalized with “life-threatening injuries,” police said in a statement released Tuesday.
During Tuesday's news conference, Krawczyk said the suspects involved in the shooting arrived in a vehicle, but he did not share any further details, including a motive. He also would not confirm whether Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Graham, was home at the time of the shooting, but said the rapper's team was cooperating with the police investigation.
On Wednesday, police returned to Drake's home in response to a report of an attempted robbery. Police detained the suspect at the scene for an evaluation under the Canada Mental Health Act, a spokesperson confirmed to The Times. As of Thursday, the alleged intruder had not been charged.
The three incidents come amid Drake's very public feud with rapper Kendrick Lamar. For weeks, the Grammy-winning musicians have traded songs filled with scathing accusations, including domestic violence and child sexual abuse. For the cover of his “Not Like Us” speech, Lamar used a Google Earth image of Drake's house marked with multiple red “sex offender” markers. according to fans online.
As the two tracks traded, artists like J. Cole, Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky and Metro Boomin also joined the fray.
During Tuesday's press conference, Krawczyk acknowledged the ongoing feud between Drake and Lamar, but emphasized that investigators had not yet identified a motive. “I can't comment further on that,” he said.
Krawczyk added that authorities collected some video evidence that captured the shooting. The investigation is ongoing.
