The rapper Offset, a former member of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was shot outside a South Florida casino and was in stable condition, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
Offset, who was once married to Cardi B, was being treated at a hospital after Monday night's shooting, the spokesperson said in a statement. Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.
More than three years ago, Offset’s cousin Takeoff, another member of Migos, was shot and killed at a Houston bowling alley.
Monday's shooting followed a fight at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, on the Seminole Tribe's Hollywood Reservation in Broward County, police said.
Tione Jayden Merritt, a rapper known as Lil Tjay, was arrested in connection with the altercation that occurred before the shooting, the Seminole Police Department said. He was charged with disorderly conduct and operating a vehicle without a valid license.
Merritt's lawyer, Dawn M. Florio, told The Associated Press that her client did not have a gun and was not charged with any weapons- or gun-related crimes.
She said he paid his bond and was released Tuesday afternoon. The 24-year-old rapper is a stalwart of New York’s South Bronx scene, celebrated for his sing-rapping and pop-hip-hop style delivered atop drill beats.
Walking out of the Broward County jail, Merritt told reporters that he was not involved in any fighting.
While police said one person was injured at a valet area outside the casino, they did not identify the victim.
A second person detained at the scene has not been charged and investigators were working to identify others involved, police said in a statement Tuesday.
Offset, born Kiari Kendrell Cephus, first made a name for himself with Migos. The Atlanta trio is one of the most popular hip-hop groups of all time, celebrated for their rapid-fire triplet flow, an often imitated delivery that changed the trajectory of trap.
Their career kicked off with the 2013 hit “Versace.” They then had several multiplatinum selling singles, including “Bad and Boujee,” which went No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, “Stir Fry,” “Narcos,” and “T-Shirt.” Migos released four full-length albums across their career, closing that chapter after the killing of Takeoff.
Offset and Cardi B were secretly wed in September 2017 in Atlanta. In 2024, Cardi B announced that she filed for divorce. They have three children together.
The third member of Migos, rapper Quavo, sought to transform his nephew Takeoff’s tragic shooting into a force for change, holding a summit against gun violence in 2024.
Police said Takeoff was an innocent bystander when he was shot outside a Houston bowling alley after a disagreement over a dice game. Takeoff’s death was among a string of fatal shootings in recent years that involved hip-hop stars such as Nipsey Hussle, Pop Smoke, PnB Rock and Young Dolph.
Offset embarked on a solo career years before Takeoff's death.
As a solo artist, Offset is known for an idiosyncratic style — a melodic, aggressive finesse. He released three full-length albums: 2019’s “Father of Four”; 2023’s “Set It Off,” which he described to The Associated Press as an effort to “bring rap back” in a genre currently led by rappers who sing; and 2025’s “Kiari.”
