Rapper Lil Tjay was arrested on Monday night in connection with rapper Offset’s shooting in Florida.<\/p>\n
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The Seminole Police Department said Lil Tjay, whose real name is Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested and “charged in connection with the incident that took place Monday night at a valet area outside of Seminole Hard Rock” in Hollywood, Florida.<\/p>\n
Offset, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was shot <\/a>in the valet area outside the hotel and casino<\/a> around 7 p.m. that evening. The rapper, who shares three children with superstar Cardi B, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.<\/p>\n Lil Tjay was booked into the Broward County Jail on a disorderly conduct charge, according to online arrest records. The 24-year-old is being held on a $500 bond as of Tuesday morning. <\/p>\n A lawyer for Lil Tjay, Dawn M. Florio, denied that her client was involved in Offset\u2019s shooting, calling the accusation “rumors.”<\/p>\n “Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false,” she wrote in a Monday statement on Instagram<\/a>. “We encourage people to consult trusted news sources, and to verify the accuracy of any reporting, before reflexively sharing or repeating baseless rumors.”<\/p>\n Gary Bitney, a spokesperson for the Seminole Police Department, said the incident began as a fight and that a second person detained at the scene has not been charged. <\/p>\n Bitney added that an “investigation to identify one or more additional persons involved in the incident is ongoing.”<\/p>\n TMZ was first to report<\/a> Tjay’s arrest and alleged connection with the shooting. <\/p>\n Lil Tjay is best known for his rap hits “F.N.” and \u201cCalling My Phone.” The rapper is releasing music independently after leaving Columbia Records in 2024.<\/p>\n Offset rose to fame as a member of Migos. Another member of the hit group, Takeoff, was killed by gunshot wounds to the head in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Rapper](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775573113_46_260406-Rapper-Offset-vsb-2221-3bdf2c.jpg\")
Rapper Offset in Norcross, GA. in Dec. 2025.Paras Griffin \/ Getty Images file<\/p>\n