Tory Lanez is now listed as an inmate in the Los Angeles County jail system.
There is no bail and he will face sentencing on January 27, 2023.
Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, has released the following statement to XXL in the wake of Tory Lanez being found guilty on all charges in his trial for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion: “The jury got it right. I am thankful there is justice for Meg.”
A California jury has found Tory Lanez guilty in connection to the July 2020 shooting incident in which Megan Thee Stallion was shot during an altercation.
The jury received their instructions on Wednesday (Dec. 21), with closing arguments going into Thursday (Dec. 22). The group of 12 people deliberated for a day before reaching a decision this afternoon (Dec. 23). According to Law & Crime senior reporter Meghann Cuniff, the jury found Tory Lanez guilty all charges.
“A jury has convicted Tory Lanez of all three charges for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion,” Cuniff tweeted.
The announcement of the verdict caused a major stir in the courtroom, as Tory’s parents reportedly reacted with wild outbursts.
“A crazy and downright scary scene in the courtroom as his father and stepmother screamed about wicked injustice,” Cuniff added.
XXL has reached out to attorneys for both Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for comment.
The Tory Lanez trial stems from an incident on July 12, 2020, in which Tory, Megan’s former friend, Kelsey Nicole Harris, and Megan’s bodyguard were riding around in Los Angeles when an argument ensued that resulted in a shooting. Megan would later identify Tory as the person who shot her in both feet. Subsequently, Tory was charged with one felony count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner to cause bodily injury. The Canadian rap star pleaded not guilty to the charges in November of 2020.
The case came to highlight the misogyny in the male-dominated hip-hop industry, which Pete upended with blistering songs that often depict women wielding power over men. She endured a deluge of criticism for reporting Peterson to police.
The jury reached its decision on its first full day of deliberations following a two-week trial.
Pete took the stand last week, testifying that Peterson shot her after the pair left a party at the Hollywood Hills home of Kylie Jenner, a member of the Kardashian clan, and began fighting.
The altercation began, Pete said, as she, her friend Kelsey Harris and Peterson were being driven in Peterson’s SUV, and he revealed to Harris that the two rappers had become romantically involved. Harris had previously been involved with Peterson and became angry, Pete said.
Pete told jurors she demanded to be let out of the vehicle on Nichols Canyon Road. As she walked away, she claimed, Peterson shouted, “Dance, b—!” before firing a volley of gunshots at her, although no other witnesses said they heard Peterson yell. Pete was struck several times in the feet and had to undergo surgery to remove bullet fragments.
“The jury got it right,” said Alex Spiro, Pete’s attorney. “I am thankful there is justice for Meg.”
George Mgdesyan, Peterson’s attorney, said he and his client were shocked at the sweeping verdict. He maintained that prosecutors had many holes in their case and lacked evidence to prove that his client was the shooter.
“Right now, everyone’s a little devastated,” Mgdesyan said. “We thought there was more than reasonable doubt here … and we were hoping the truth came out.”
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