Reports are doing the celebrity gossip circuit that rapper Rick Ross was targeted in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of Monday (January 28).
Ross was riding with girlfriend Shateria L. Moragne-El in his Rolls Royce when an unidentified gunman opened fire at around 5.am. causing the Miami native to lose control of his car and crash into a building near an intersection in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to some reports, Ross’ car managed to avoid the gunfire although some witnesses reported hearing more than a dozen shots.
On Sunday Ross partied the night away with his crew, including DJ Khaled, Diddy and French Montana, as he celebrated his 37th birthday at Club LIV in Miami. He later grabbed a meal with his girlfriend before getting back on the road. The shooting incident has been classified by local police as “an active and ongoing criminal investigation.”
In December, members of the street gang known as the Gangsta Disciples began posting online videos threatening to shut down the rapper’s out-of-town show dates. Ross cancelled the remaining dates on his MMG tour based on word that he might be a homicide target but he later brushed off those rumours, saying it was due to a promoter mishap.
