Sonstar Peterson: Tory Lanez’s dad calls son’s verdict ‘wicked injustice’, brands prosecutors as ‘evil’
Tory Lanez decides not to testify in his defense on eighth day of Megan Thee Stallion shooting trial
A jury has convicted Tory Lanez of all three charges for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. A crazy and downright scary scene in the courtroom as his father and stepmother screamed about wicked injustice.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 23, 2022
Megan Thee Stallion, whose true name is Megan Pete, was hurt in the Hollywood Hills shooting in 2020 which resulted in Lanez's conviction for three felonies. Megan stepped out of the car they were in and Lanez shot a firearm at her feet. Megan asserted that the two got into a fight after she started disparaging Lanez's music. After the incident, she required surgery to have bullet fragments removed from her feet. Rapper Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was found guilty of assault with a semiautomatic weapon, keeping a loaded firearm in a moving vehicle, and careless gun discharge. He was seen wearing powder pink leggings, a white turtleneck, and a jacket as he left the court in handcuffs. Lanez could spend as much as 22 years in prison.
Alex Spiro, Megan's attorney, provided Cuniff with the following statement, “The jury got it right. I am thankful there is justice for Meg.” After the conviction, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón also issued a statement. "I want to start by highlighting the bravery Megan Pete. You showed incredible courage and vulnerability with your testimony despite repeated and grotesque attacks that you did not deserve," the statement begins. "You faced unjust and despicable scrutiny that no woman should ever face and you have been an inspiration to others across LA County and the nation," as per The Sun.