In her Instagram statement in August, she detailed further claims about the incident. On his new album, Lanez questions her account, rapping on Money Over Fallouts: “How the fuck you get shot in your foot, don’t hit no bones or tendons?” Medical records stated that shrapnel was removed from her left heel.
Reports in the immediate aftermath of the incident stated that Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, had cut her foot on broken glass but she made a statement three days later saying: “I suffered gunshot wounds as a result of a crime that was committed against me and done with the intention to physically harm me.” She also posted and later deleted a graphic image of her foot during surgery, writing: “I got hit at the back of my feet … why would I lie abt getting shot?” In August, the LA County district attorney’s office said it was reviewing the case over a possible assault charge, and asked LA police to investigate it further. Lanez was arrested in July following the incident, charged with carrying a concealed weapon and released on bail. You shot me, and you got your publicist and your people going to these blogs, lying and shit. In an Instagram Live stream in August, she said: “Tory shot me. On his new album Daystar released today, Lanez raps “I ain’t do it” and alleges: “Megan people trying to frame me for a shooting.” Megan has not responded to the allegation. Rapper Tory Lanez has denied shooting chart-topping rapper Megan Thee Stallion in a July incident in Los Angeles.