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Canadian rapper Tory Lanez arrested on gun charge, passenger Megan Thee Stallion hospitalized

(L-R): Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion. Getty Images

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was arrested early Sunday on a concealed weapon charge.

The rapper, from Brampton, Ont., was arrested around 4:40 a.m. near a house in the Hollywood Hills by Los Angeles Police Department officers. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon in his vehicle and was booked into the Hollywood Jail, according to Variety.

The Broke In a Minute rapper posted his $35,000 bail and was released at 10:05 a.m., according to jail records. He is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 13.

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According to reports, the police showed up after a house party altercation turned violent.

Megan Thee Stallion was reported to be at the party and was taken to the hospital after she had received injuries from a glass wound to her foot. She was with Tory Lanez at the time of his arrest.

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TMZ reports that law enforcement recovered four shell casings from outside the home.

Both rappers appeared in a video at Kylie Jenner’s home on the night of the arrest.

https://twitter.com/theestallionhq/status/1282208112720715782

Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion have not commented publicly on the arrest as of this writing.

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