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Is Lil Tjay paralyzed after being shot? Rapper's fans shut down SICK rumors

The 21-year-old rapper was reportedly shot several times on June 22 by Mohamed Konate

Rapper Lil Tjay was reportedly shot several times on Wednesday, June 22, in Edgewater, New Jersey, leaving his fans worried. The 21-year-old was soon rushed to a hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. But things went south when a tweet claimed that Lil Tjay, whose real name is Tione Jayden Merritt, “will be paralyzed for the rest of his life”.

The tweet was shared by someone named @ilove69andtjay, who said: “JUST IN: The Doctor Raheem Smith said Lil Tjay will be paralyzed for the rest of his life. He got 5 of 7 shots in the chest area and 2 in the spine. He is not able to move his upper body. He also has only a 15% Chance to survive the attack. Pray for Lil Tjay.”

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Has Lil Tjay really been left paralyzed?

There is no official confirmation yet from his representative. A report by TMZ stated that the ‘In My Head’ singer “is out of surgery, and appears to be doing better”. The same report also cited Bergen County Prosecutor's Office’s release and said that he was shot numerous times by Mohamed Konate.

The accused “attempted to commit an armed robbery against Lil Tjay and two other men who were with the rapper. Konate has been charged with three counts of first-degree attempted murder. The two men who were with Tjay were also arrested for second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon,” TMZ added.

Meanwhile, the fake news has enraged many online with a user slamming, “Putting out fake stuff for attention is beyond me🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️.” Another wrote: “everyone knows ur capping ur booty off, u not getting no attention trynna play fortune teller and hoping you guess something right. pray for tjay but stop the pessimistic bs and cap.” “Bro make yourself a life... Stop being a cancer... It's not funny at all to make false info on people in hospital…” a third said while someone remarked, “All y'all spreading false rumors about Lil Tjay being paralyzed are trash inviduals for real. Prayers up for Lil Tjay hope he can pull through this and get back to living his life without any long term damage.”

A tweet read: “Please shut your mouth this Cap this bs.” Another tweet stated: “You mad weird.” “Stop spreading fake news about lil Tjay he’s going to be back 🙏 #WakeUpTjay,” a person shared. “I hope Lil Tjay make it out that coma 100x stronger. Y’all dumb out here reporting he’s dead or paralyzed. Bruh get your facts straight,” another added.

There were a number of tweets praying for Lil Tjay’s speedy recovery. A fan tweeted: “Every morning ima send a prayer up for Lil tjay no reason why u should make it out the hood and still end up going through that kind of shit.” Another fan said, “They do anything for clout! Please keep Lil TJay in your prayers a miracle is always possible 🙏🏾💔💪🏾🤕 hope god comes thru this one time.” “I'm certain that Lil tjay will come back to us he'll be fine let's jst pray for him he's my inspiration,” someone added.