Prosecutors said that a jury in the American city of Los Angeles, Friday, convicted Daystar Peterson, the Canadian rapper known as “ Tory Lanez” of shooting fellow artist, Megan Thee Stallion , which led to her injury in her feet, after an argument in 2020.
After a jury trial, Lenz was convicted of three felony counts: carrying an unlicensed and loaded firearm in a vehicle, assault with a semi-automatic handgun, and grossly negligent use of the weapon. If sentenced to the maximum penalty possible under law, he would be facing over twenty years behind bars as well as potential extradition to Canada.
Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion, 27, had said in her testimony earlier that Lenz shot her in the feet after a party in the Hollywood Hills in July 2020, adding that the shooting was preceded by an argument that intensified when each of them began attacking the walk. music for the other.
CBS News quoted Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pitt, as saying that she needed surgery to remove bullet fragments from her feet.
Sentencing is scheduled for January 27. Meghan was not in court on Friday. Lenz was taken into custody after being released on bail during the trial following a period of house arrest.
