Crime & Safety

Two Stabbed At Wu-Tang Founder's Monmouth County Home: Reports

The men were seriously injured but the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, the reports said.

Two men were hospitalized with stab wounds suffered at a party at the home of Wu-Tang founder rapper RZA, according to reports.

NBC Philadelphia reported that authorities said the stabbing happened early Saturday after a fight at the party in Millstone Township. Police did not identify the homeowner, but public records show it is the residence of the Wu-Tang Clan founder, whose real name is Robert Fitzgerald Diggs.

RZA performed at a festival in Texas on Saturday night. The Wu-Tang Clan is a Staten Island-based group that broke into the rap scene in 1993. RZA has produced nearly all of the group’s albums and many of its members’ solo works.

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It’s not clear if either of the injured men were involved in the dispute or if they were bystanders, the report said.

New Jersey State Police told NJ.com that both men suffered serious injuries but that their injuries are not considered life-threatening. The two were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.

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NJ.com reported that newly released documents from the federal trial of two Staten Island drug kingpins said the FBI was investigating whether the Wu-Tang Clan in 1999 ordered the killings of two drug dealers.

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