Shooting outside Drake’s Toronto mansion injures security guard

A capturing outdoors Drake’s Toronto mansion early Tuesday severely injured a safety guard, police mentioned.

The capturing occurred simply after 2 a.m. at a residence on Park Lane Circle, police said in a post on X.

A consultant for Drake, the Toronto-born rapper who has made headlines not too long ago over a rap beef with Kendrick Lamar, mentioned he was not injured. It isn’t clear whether or not he was house on the time.

Officers discovered the safety guard affected by an obvious gunshot wound, Inspector Paul Krawczyk mentioned at a information convention. The guard was standing outdoors a gate when he was injured.

Police mentioned in a information launch they consider he “was shot from a automobile which then fled the scene.”

He stays within the hospital in critical situation, Krawczyk mentioned.

Krawczyk mentioned authorities have no idea how many individuals have been concerned or what sort of automotive they have been in, however he famous that the capturing was captured on video.

Police have been talking with witnesses and canvassing the realm for extra video. Anybody with info is requested to contact the police division.

A motive within the capturing stays unclear “as a result of it’s so early” within the investigation, Krawczyk instructed reporters. Detectives have been in communication with Drake’s group.