Crime & Safety
Gunmen Open Fire on Lil' Wayne's Tour Bus in Buckhead
The rapper was said to be okay after the shooting, according to police.
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Atlanta and Cobb County police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting on Interstate 285 that involved tour buses belonging to rapper Lil’ Wayne.
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According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, police say that Lil’ Wayne’s two tour buses were on I-285 near I-75 in Cobb County when two white vehicles pulled alongside the buses and opened fire. The drivers escaped the gunmen and pulled off into the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to call police.
Atlanta police spokeswoman Elizabeth Espy told the AJC that the two buses were shot multiple times, but added that no injuries were reported among Lil’ Wayne’s entourage.
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Cobb County police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce told the AJC that no suspects have been identified as of yet.
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