POLICE ARRESTED THREE men yesterday in connection to the beating of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine at a South Florida gym earlier this month. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office claims Rafael Medina Jr., age 43, Octavious Medina, 23, and Anthony Maldonado, 25, assaulted and robbed the rapper at about 8:45 pm on March 21 at Lake Worth’s L.A. Fitness, leaving him in a bloody heap, according to The Associated Press. Authorities said the injuries sustained by the rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, were not critical.
Video that has since gone viral shows three men hovering over Hernandez, taking turns punching and kicking him while telling him to “shut the fuck up.” The clip, viewable on the AP’s report, then shows Hernandez walking away with blood dripping from his nose as the videographer tells Hernandez he’s a fan. Another video shows Hernandez in the parking lot, still with blood on his face, as the videographer taunts him, following him into the gym, ignoring bystanders’ pleas to stop recording. Hernandez did not have any security with him at the gym.
On Friday, Hernandez shared a music video for his new song “Bori.” The video incudes footage of the artist in the hospital following the gym attack and close-ups of his injuries, mixed in with clips of Hernandez in Cuba.
Source: Rolling Stone
