Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty in gun assault trial

Rapper A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm after he was accused of shooting at his onetime friend and bandmate following a heated argument in 2021.

Rapper A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm after he was accused of shooting at his onetime friend and bandmate following a heated argument in 2021.

The 36-year-old rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, embraced supporters in the gallery, as well as his attorneys, after the verdict was read in the courtroom Tuesday, eliciting loud cheers from some in attendance.

"First of all, we want to thank God," he said outside Los Angeles Superior Court in downtown Los Angeles. "We really want to thank the jury for making the right decision."

Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky, embraces attorney Joe Tacopina after the verdict was read at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, on Tuesday.Daniel Cole / Pool/AFP via Getty ImagesHe added: "We’re blessed to be here right now, to be a free man talking to y’all."

The jury cleared Mayers following a three-week trial during which Los Angeles County prosecutors painted him as an aggressive attacker who shot his childhood friend, rapper Terell Ephron, over a disagreement.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/asap-rocky-shooting-gun-assault-trial-verdict-rcna191822

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