, prosecutors are adding a third felony count to the charges against the R&B singer.
With jury selection for the trial already underway this week, the L.A. district attorney’s office on Monday added a new count of discharging a firearm with gross negligence. Lanez was already facing one count of assault with a firearm and another gun possession charge.Lanez was already facing 22 years in prison over the original charges.
Lanez was charged in October 2020 over the July 2020 incident, in which he allegedly shot Stallion in the foot during an argument after a pool party in the Hollywood Hills. Stallion had initially told police officers that she cut her foot stepping on broken glass, but days later revealed that she had suffered a gunshot wound. After media outlets reported that Lanez had fired the gun, Stallion directly accused him in an August 2020 Instagram video.
Lanez pleaded not guilty in November 2020. At a December 2021 hearing, a Los Angeles judge allowed the case to move forward to a trial. During that hearing, a police detective testified that Stallion had told him that Lanez yelled “Dance, bitch!” as he opened fire around her feet, according to theJury selection kicked off on Monday and opening statements are set for Dec. 12, with a verdict expected by Christmas.
For the past few months, Lanez had been under house arrest after an incident in September during which he allegedly assaulted singerreleased him so that he could better prepare with attorneys for the trial.
Tory Lanez has a track record of being a violent maniac. Lock this mf up at all costs
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