The Los Angeles Police Department said in 2022 that they had caught A$AP Rocky in connection with a shooting that happened in 2021.
It was in August 2022 that A$AP Rocky was arrested for a killing. Fans were shocked by his quick arrest. He had just gotten back from a trip with Rihanna when he was caught at the Los Angeles International Airport. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, is now on trial. Hollywood Life has put together everything we know about the case and the accusations against A$AP Rocky.
What Did Rocket Rocky Do?
A news release from the LAPD’s X account in 2022 says that A$AP was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon (firearm). Someone says that the “Sundress” rapper was involved in a shooting in Hollywood in November 2021.
A fight broke out between two friends in the Hollywood area on November 6, 2021, at 10:15 p.m., near Selma Avenue and Argyle Avenue, according to a news release. “The argument got worse, and the suspect shot the victim with a handgun.” The victim got a small injury in the accident and later went to the hospital to get treatment. Once the killing was over, the suspect and two other men ran away on foot.
In another part of the news release, the LAPD said that they had found out that the suspect was A$AP Rocky. A report from the Associated Press says he pleaded not guilty to two criminal counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
A$AP Rocky’s lawyer Joe Tacopina says firearm assault trial pushed to Jan. 21 “in part” because Rocky due to perform at benefit concert in Bangkok in late Nov
“He will be vindicated,” Tacopina says. “This has been a burden for him & his family…He’s ready to face this head on” pic.twitter.com/Ql99qbsxv1
— Nancy Dillon (@Nancy__Dillon) October 22, 2024
A$AP Rocky is going to jail.
A$AP Rocky was supposed to go on trial for the killing in October 2024. AP says Rocky could spend up to 24 years in jail if he is found guilty of all charges. According to the news source, Rocky’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, said that they are “not disappointed, not surprised,” and that they “expected to go to trial” and had been “planning for trial all along.”
“There will be no doubt that Rocky is right when everything is over,” Tacopina said.
There will be no trial for Rocky until 2025 because he has a benefit show in November 2024, Tacopina told reporters. According to PEOPLE, the hearing will take place on January 21, 2025.
Do Rihanna and ASAP Rocky still love each other?
It looks like Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are still together. They’d known each other for years before they started dating in 2019. They had their first child together, a son named RZA, in May 2022. In August 2023, they had their second child, a son named Riot.
The “Disturbia” singer hasn’t said anything about A$AP Rocky’s arrest or his trial yet.
