Rapper DaBaby shot a trespasser at his North Carolina home, TMZ report says
- A man was shot outside the rapper DaBaby's home in North Carolina on Wednesday.
- The man was trespassing, police told CNN. Police have not released the shooter's identity.
The rapper DaBaby shot a man outside his home in Troutman, North Carolina, on Wednesday, TMZ reported, citing unnamed law-enforcement sources.
Troutman Police reported the shooting but have not released the name of the shooter. Police confirmed to Insider that the property where the shooting took place is owned by DaBaby.
Officers responded to a 911 call around 7:45 p.m. local time Wednesday, where they found an injured man on the property's extensive grounds, local outlet KTLA reported.
Audio from a 911 call obtained by TMZ shows a man reporting he shot a man in the leg. He said the man was trespassing on his property and that is why he shot him. The man's screams can be heard in the background of the call.
Insider was unable to confirm TMZ's report that DaBaby is the man on the 911 call.
Police said that the man who was shot was not welcome at the home, KTLA reported. He sustained a non-life threatening wound to his lower body and was taken to the hospital, the outlet reported.
Police chief Josh Watson said that only DaBaby, the trespasser, and another unnamed person were present at the scene, KTLA reported.
No charges had been filed as of late Thursday, CNN reported.
"I can confirm the shooting did not occur inside the residence and that Mr. Kirk was on the property," Watson told CNN, using DaBaby's real name, Jonathan Kirk.
Watson did not immediately respond to Insider's out-of-hours request for an update. Representatives for the rapper did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
In a 911 call published by KTLA, a man can be heard screaming in the background as the caller says: "I shot him in his leg."
According to KTLA, the compound has high walls and a sign outside that reads: "We have guns and shovels."
In 2018, DaBaby was arrested and charged over a fatal shooting in a North Carolina Walmart. He pleaded not guilty to the shooting, and the charges were dropped after a key witness failed to show up in court, Fox 46 reported.
He was later found guilty of a misdemeanor over carrying a concealed weapon, NME reported.
Last year DaBaby received heavy backlash for working with the rapper and alleged abuser Tory Lanez and making homophobic comments onstage. It prompted condemnation by artists he had worked with, including Dua Lipa, and dropped from festival lineups.