Lil Tjay has hit out at Offset after being arrested in connection with the former Migos rapper’s shooting.
Offset was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries on Monday evening (April 6) after being shot outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Police said that Tjay, who has been feuding with the “Ric Flair Drip” rapper in recent years, was arrested and “charged in connection with the incident,” according to NBC News.
He is accused of instigating a fight with Offset that led to his shooting.
Jail records show that Tjay was booked on a disorderly conduct charge and released on bond on Tuesday (April 7).
While leaving the jail, the 24-year-old spoke with reporters and lashed out at Offset, calling him a “rat.”
“The last thing I seen was Offset looking at me like this, ‘Yo, that n*gga shot me! That n*gga shot me!’ That n*gga is a rat,” he said. “I didn’t do no damn fighting … Did I shoot Offset? That shit is crazy.”
When asked if Offset put hands on him, the Bronx native snapped: “I’ll smack the shit out of Offset. He would never play with me like that in his life.”
According to a probable cause affadavit, Lil Tjay “directed members of his [entourage] to start a fight with another group of males” in the valet area of the casino.
Surveillance footage showed Tjay pointing at Offset and then approaching him along with his associates, cops claim. During the altercation, one of Tjay’s associates allegedly pulled out a gun and fired, injuring Offset.
“Sworn statements were taken from the victims who stated that they were caring for their wounded friend [Offset], when the defendant [Lil Tjay] approached them in an aggressive manner with fists clenched and taking swings at them,” the affadavit reads.
Tjay is also accused of filming the confrontation on his phone.
The rapper’s attorney Dawn M. Florio previously denied his involvement in the shooting, saying in a statement: “Lil Tjay has not been shot nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false.”
A second person detained at the scene has not been charged, according to police, who added: “The investigation to identify one or more additional persons involved in the incident is ongoing.”
Offset, meanwhile, is still recovering at Memorial Regional Hospital. He was captured on Tuesday outside the hospital smoking a cigarette in a wheelchair.
🚨 BREAKING: Rapper Offset was spotted smoking in a hospital gown after being shot Monday near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. pic.twitter.com/33EfUWgkx3
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The two rappers began feuding last year when Lil Tjay claimed that Offset was “broke” and owed him money due to his “gambling addiction.”
During a Twitch stream in January 2025, the “Calling My Phone” rapper claimed that he once lent Offset $5,000 at a casino and was owed upwards of $10,000 from the former Migo.
He also shared alleged screenshots of him threatening to “smack the whole shit” out of Offset if he didn’t get his money back.
After further taunts from Lil Tjay months later, Offset challenged the 24-year-old to a fight, writing on Instagram: “let’s hit on live I’ll fly to you this ain’t gone stop ya fell off allegations.”
