Police are investigating a shooting Tuesday near rapper Drake's mansion that left a security guard at the property seriously injured.
The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. in Toronto's affluent Bridle Path neighborhood, Toronto Police Inspector Paul Krawczyk confirmed at a news conference (via CBC). He said officers found a man “suffering from an apparent gunshot wound” when they arrived at the scene Tuesday and that he was hospitalized in “serious condition.”
Krawczyk said the suspects involved in the shooting allegedly showed up in a vehicle, but he did not share further details, including a motive. He noted that police are still at an early stage in their investigation. He also would not confirm whether Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Graham, was home at the time of the shooting, but said his team is cooperating with the police investigation.
A representative for Drake had no comment to the Times on Tuesday.
Police sources told CBC that initial reports suggest it was a drive-by shooting. Sources also said the security guard suffered a gunshot wound to the upper chest and underwent surgery.
Krawczyk did not confirm whether the incident was a drive-by shooting, but said during the news conference that authorities collected “some video evidence that captures the incident.” He encouraged people with more information to contact authorities.
The shooting at Drake's mansion comes amid his heated public feud with rapper Kendrick Lamar. For weeks, the Grammy-winning artists have traded harsh accusations of domestic violence and child sexual abuse in the form of diss tracks.
Although it's unclear what exactly the core of the feud between Drake and Lamar is, several rappers have entered the picture. Last month, ASAP Rocky and Rick Ross dropped musical digs at Drake. Over the weekend, producer Metro Boomin took a different approach: he promised a “free beat” to the person who could produce Drake's “best” speech on his instrumental “BBL Drizzy.”
Since its launch on Sunday, Metro Boomin's contest has obtained entries from Internet rappers and singers in several languages, including Japanese and French.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
