Nardo Wick has released a statement after his entourage hospitalized one of his fans.
Following a performance in Tampa, Florida in the early hours of Monday (November 27), a man approached Nardo and his crew seemingly in hopes of getting a photo with the rapper, but was attacked and knocked unconscious.
Footage of the incident showed what appeared to be a member of Nardo’s crew sucker punching the fan from behind, causing his body to freeze up.
Another man then punched the fan, resulting in him falling on his back and his head hitting the concrete floor with a thud. Nardo can be seen in the video intervening and holding back the second man after his flurry of punches.
According to TMZ, the victim, George Obregon Jr., was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for a severe concussion and brain hemorrhage. An update on Tuesday morning (November 28) revealed he was in critical but stable condition.
Nardo Wick took to social media on Tuesday night to address the incident, stating he “tried to stop it” and “doesn’t condone what happened.”
“I don’t condone what happened to my fan George after my show in any type of way,” he wrote. “I expressed to him and his mama how sorry and concerned I was that it happened to him, multiple times before anything was posted on the internet.
“I sent his mama my number instantly the night it happened. I was even gone make a post to try to find out who he was before his mama text me. I can’t control another grown man actions, I ain’t know that was gone happen, and I was mad when it happened.”
He added: “I tried to stop it as u can see in the video, and if somebody got the longer video you can see how mad I was, I love and appreciate all my fans and don’t condone in what happened at all dat shit ain’t gangsta or cool in no type of way.”
— WICKMAN (@NardoWick) November 28, 2023
Tampa Police released a news report about the incident on Tuesday, although Nardo Wick’s name wasn’t specifically mentioned.
“On Monday, November 27, 2023, at approximately 1:17 a.m., following a concert at Club Skye…, an adult male victim, attempted to approach the performer for a photo, when individuals who appear to be affiliated with the performer punched the victim,” the report read.
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The fan’s mother, Michelle Obregon, has hit out at her son’s attackers on social media, saying she is “sick to her stomach” about what happened to her son, who she described as “the sweetest and gentlest kid ever.”
“I want everyone to see what these mother fuckers did to my son!!!!!” she wrote. “At no point was my son aggressive at no fuckin point did she show any sign of harm!!! My son wanted a stupid fuckin picture with his favorite artist!!!! And This is what he gets!!!!!!!
“I am sick to my stomach to think about how this could have turned out!!!! Please help me share this please as a mother I am begging you to help get justice for George Obregon Jr.
“Anyone who knows my son knows he is the sweetest and gentlest kid ever. No drugs, alcohol, gang, nothing! I am dying here and my fuckin heart is hurting so bad I am sick to mys stomach. I can’t stay quiet.”
