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Rihanna’s boyfriend A$AP Rocky detained at LAX in connection to a shooting from November 2021

FILE - Rihanna, left, and ASAP Rocky appear at the Off-White Ready To Wear Fall/Winter 2022-2023 fashion collection, in Paris on Feb. 28, 2022. Now in her third trimester, the music star, and fashion and beauty mogul hasn't exactly been hiding under a maternity tent since she and boyfriend A$AP Rocky announced they were expecting. She's made the fashion week rounds in Milan and Paris wearing a range of couture that shows off her belly. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File) (Vianney Le Caer, 2022 Invision)

LOS ANGELES, Cali. – Rapper A$AP Rocky was detained Wednesday in Los Angeles due to being in connection with a shooting from November 2021.

The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, arrived at LAX from a vacation in Barbados with his girlfriend, singer Rihanna.

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According to NBC News, Mayers had been under an investigation by LAPD for a shooting on November 6. The shooting victim from that day told police that the rapper was walking with two others and approached him with a handgun on the street. According to police reports, the victim was shot at by Mayers at least three times.

The shooting had not yet been reported in the media.

For more, go to NBCNews.com for the full report.


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