A$AP Rocky arrested at LAX in connection to a November 2021 shooting, LAPD says

• A$AP Rocky was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, the LAPD said.
• He was detained in connection to a November 2021 shooting in which the victim said Rocky shot at him three to four times.

Rapper A$AP Rocky was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday in connection to a November 2021 shooting, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement.

The statement said Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was arrested on an assault with a deadly weapon charge.

The LAPD said in its statement that it had been investigating Rocky's involvement in a November 6 shooting and said investigators were able to name him as a suspect.

The statement said the shooting occurred in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles after two acquaintances got into an argument leading to the suspect shooting at the victim with a handgun.

The LAPD said the victim sustained a minor injury in the incident.

Rocky was arriving by private plane from Barbados with his girlfriend, Rihanna, at the time of the arrest, NBC News reported.

Rocky recently made headlines after a rumor that he cheated on Rihanna, who's expecting their first child together, went viral on social media.

The rumor began after a now-deleted tweet from user @LOUIS_via_ROMA gained traction on Twitter and Instagram on Thursday. The tweet, viewed by Insider, read: "Rihanna & ASAP Rocky have split. Rihanna broke up with him after she caught him cheating with shoe designer Amina Muaddi."

Muaddi later denied that she was having an affair with Rocky in a statement posted to social media on Friday, calling the rumor "vile" and "fabricated with such malicious intent."

Rocky's Lawyer, Alan Jackson, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.