Security guard seriously injured in drive-by shooting outside Drake's Toronto mansion

7 May 2024, 17:09 | Updated: 7 May 2024, 23:56

The Toronto mansion of Canadian rapper Drake was at the centre of a drive-by shooting on Tuesday which left a man seriously injured.

The man suffered a gunshot wound to the upper chest and was unconscious when officers arrived.

He was rushed to hospital where he underwent surgery, CBC reported.

Police said they were investigating the incident and had not yet established a motive.

The investigation into the shooting comes amid the rapper’s highly publicised feud with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar.

The entrance to the property on Park Lane Circle in the affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood was taped off on Tuesday. 

There was also a heavy police presence in the area throughout the morning, Canadian news outlets reported.

A Google Maps image of the mansion was used as cover art for Lamar's latest diss track “Not Like Us”, which was released on Saturday.

In a brief post on Twitter, police said the shooting happened around 2:10 a.m on the nearby corner of Bayview and Lawrence avenues.

The tweet states a man was transported to hospital with serious injuries and that the suspect fled in a vehicle.

However, CBC News said early details from the call suggest the victim was a security guard at the home who appears to have been shot in the attack.

Another outlet reported the victim was shot in the chest and underwent surgery at a nearby hospital.

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