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Birdman and Young Thug Under Investigation for Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooting
In April of 2015, a gunman opened fired on Lil Wayne’s tour bus as the rapper was leaving an Atlanta nightclub, following a performance. Though no one was injured, the culprit, Jimmy Carlton Winfrey, was found and made a deal with prosecutors for 20 years in prison.
Winfrey admitted that he was hired by Birdman to take TuneChi out, as the time of the incident occurred during the ongoing legal battle between Cash Money and Lil Wayne.
As a result of Winfrey’s cooperation with prosecutors, Birdman and Young Thug are now under criminal investigation, according to The Cobb County, GA D.A., who told TMZ this past Friday.
Mike Petchenik on Twitter: “Civil lawsuit filing claims new evidence in alleged conspiracy between Young Thug, Birdman and man convicted of shooting Lil’ Wayne’s tour bus. Starting at 4, the role lawyers say this jailhouse call to Peewee Roscoe plays into the theory. pic.twitter.com/ilyiaLNztA / Twitter”
Civil lawsuit filing claims new evidence in alleged conspiracy between Young Thug, Birdman and man convicted of shooting Lil’ Wayne’s tour bus. Starting at 4, the role lawyers say this jailhouse call to Peewee Roscoe plays into the theory. pic.twitter.com/ilyiaLNztA
The news comes after the release of Lil Wayne’s twelfth-studio album, Tha Carter V.