Canada- Shooting outside of Drake's Bridle Path mansion, 1 person seriously injured, Toronto, 7 May 2024

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May 7 2024

Security guard critically injured in shooting outside Drake's Toronto mansion

A security guard working at Drake’s Bridle Path mansion in Toronto was seriously injured in a shooting outside the residence early Tuesday morning, police said.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

''Police tape and patrol cars could be seen outside of the rap superstar’s home near Park Lane Circle and Post Road(opens in a new tab). Emergency crews were called to the area at approximately 2:09 a.m. for reports of a shooting. A suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, but no description is available at this time, police said.

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The shooting comes amid an escalating rap beef(opens in a new tab) with Los Angeles rapper Kendrick Lamar. Drake has offered to cooperate with investigators, the source said.''

 

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/shooting-bayview-lawrence-1.7196240

''Images of the rapper's palatial 50,000-square-foot home are frequently shared online, often by Drake himself.
Drake is currently embroiled in a number of high-profile feuds with other rappers and musical artists. The most notable is an ongoing dispute with the California rapper Kendrick Lamar, which hit a fever pitch this week as both released multiple tracks that levelled unsubstantiated allegations and insults at each other.''

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/entertainment/drake-shooting-toronto-home/index.html

''When asked by journalists if the shooting had anything to do with the recent feud Drake has been embroiled in with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, Krawczyk said no motive has yet been determined. He added there were multiple suspects involved, who left the area in a vehicle, and investigators are reviewing video of the incident.''
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https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/news-releases/59577/
Integrated Gun & Gang Task Force
Case #: 2024-978573
Published: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 2:12 PM
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance with a shooting investigation.
On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at approximately 2 a.m., police responded to a call for a shooting in the Park Lane Circle and Post Road area.
It is reported that:

• officers arrived at the scene and located a man suffering from a gunshot wound
• the victim, a security guard, was shot while standing outside of the gates in front of the home
• he was shot from a vehicle which then fled the scene
• the victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and remains in hospital''

 

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Former homicide detective explains how police will investigate shooting outside Drake's Bridle Path mansion

Footage from dozens of security cameras in the area of Drake’s Bridle Path mansion could be the key to identifying the suspect responsible for shooting and seriously injuring a security guard outside the rapper’s sprawling home early Tuesday morning, a former Toronto homicide detective says.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

''There is a lot of video cameras out there. Within 150 yards of that house, there are probably 100 security cameras and the police want to make sure they’ve got the right video, the right vehicle,” Mendelson said.''

“They are going to have to interview the people who are closest to Drake, who manage his social media and other business activities that he’s involved in. Did they have any idea that this was coming?” Mendelson asked.''

 

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Police back at Drake's mansion a day after shooting to deal with intruder

Police were back at Drake's sprawling Bridle Path property dealing with an attempted intruder on Wednesday.

toronto.citynews.ca

May 8 2024 rbbm
"Toronto police confirm they were called back to the rapper’s home on Park Lane Circle near Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
“Officers were called after a person attempted to gain access to the property,” a police spokesperson told CityNews.
“The person was apprehended under the Mental Health Act.”
''On Lamar’s most recent single, titled “Not Like Us,” he shared a Google Maps image of Drake’s Bridle Path mansion as the cover art.''

 

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This security business owner was shot to death an hour prior to the shooting of the security guard at Drake's home, just noting, fwiw..

Canada- Trevor Dalton John, 31, security company owner, fatally shot outside apartment building, female also shot, Toronto, 7 May 2024

https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/news-releases/59581/ ''Homicide #28/2024, Winona Drive and Vaughan Road area, Trevor John, 31 Unit: Homicide and Missing Persons Unit Case #: 2024-978434 Published: Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 10:39 AM SHARE (OPENS IN NEW WINDOW) The Toronto Police Service is...

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A second intruder..

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May 10 2024

''According to police, officers were called to the property, located near Park Lane Circle and Post Road, at around 3:30 p.m. for reports of a trespasser at the home.''
''The incident comes just one day after another suspected intruder was led away from the rapper’s mansion in handcuffs. Police said that man was apprehended under the Mental Health Act.

Toronto police are continuing to investigate a shooting outside the rapper’s mansion that left a security guard with critical injuries early Tuesday morning.''

 

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/drake-security-firm-1.7199013

''The security firm operating outside Drake's Toronto mansion was established four months after a representative for the rap star said he was "freaked out" and required "heavy security outside" his home, according to public records reviewed by CBC News.''

In September 2019, the city granted Drake an exemption to have extra tall fences built around his property in the posh Bridle Path neighbourhood. City officials were told that despite multiple calls to police, security was being "left in his hands."

'In May 2009, Drake was reported to have been robbed at gunpoint after leaving a restaurant in Toronto's Little Italy. The following year, he told the New York Times that he felt "unsafe" in the city "at all times."

 

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Hoping the security guard who was shot is recovering well, meanwhile Drake's house has flooded big time..

Jul 17, 2024 #AccessHollywood #toronto #severeweather
Rapper Drake is dealing with a messy situation after his home flooded. On Tuesday, July 16, the musician shared a story showing him walking through several inches of water inside his home.

 

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Jan 16 2025

Drake lawsuit includes new details about shooting outside his Toronto home

A defamation lawsuit filed by Drake against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” includes new details about a high-profile shooting that seriously injured a security guard outside the Canadian rapper’s Toronto home last year.

www.cp24.com

''The document alleges one bullet hit the front door and another hit a security guard who is also Drake’s friend, leaving the rapper and his friends scrambling to keep the man alive in the nearly half an hour they waited for an ambulance.
It says the group applied pressure to the wound with towels and there was “blood everywhere.”

''The claim also details another incident in which someone allegedly tried to break into his home on May 8, and mentions a third alleged incident on May 9.
In the first incident, a man allegedly used his bare hands to dig a hole under the security fence surrounding the home and managed to “squeeze through” onto the property, the claim says.
Security guards caught him before he caused any harm, but the man allegedly yelled “racist slurs and threats against Drake” before he was escorted off the property, the document says.''