RAPPER Skilla Baby was shot in the head during a targeted drive-by attack on a busy street, police said.
The shooter approached Skilla Baby’s car and opened fire, forcing the rapper to swerve off the road and crash into a building.
Skilla Baby, real name Trevon Gardner, was rushed to the hospital on Thursday night after being shot in the head and hands.
The suspect fired 25 shots at Skilla Baby’s SUV on a busy street in Detroit, Michigan, police said.
The rapper, who was driving solo at the time, is expected to recover from his injuries.
Skilla Baby was shot in the hand, with bullets grazing his head and back twice.
He also sustained a thigh injury.
The rapper’s car became stuck in the side of a building when he veered off the road during the attack.
A large hole in the building has been boarded up, and the crime scene is covered in yellow tape.
Cops discovered bullet casings scattered throughout the area.
The suspect has not been identified since fleeing the scene.
It’s not clear why police believe the shooting was targeted.
Skilla Baby has yet to comment on the shooting while recovering in the hospital.
The rapper, who has over one million Instagram followers, shared a video of himself rapping and singing in his car the day before the shooting.
Following the attack, his fans expressed their concern for the artist in the comments section of the post.
“SKILLA, PLEASE DONT DIE,” one fan wrote.
Who is Skilla Baby?
Skilla Baby, a Detroit rapper, was hospitalized on May 22, 2023, following a drive-by shooting.
Skilla Baby, real name Trevon Gardner, debuted with his mixtape Push That S**t Out Skilla in 2019.
He rose to prominence in 2020 with his track Womack and was later signed by Geffen in 2022.
He gained even more traction when he opened for Travis Scott on the Circus Maximus Tour.
In June 2022, he hit the charts with his album We Eat The Most.
He was named the BET Amplified artist for April 2024.
“Yooo??? Are you okay?? Yoo??? “Why are they saying you were shot?” another asked.
“Prayers for you. “You will have a quick and healthy recovery and will continue to be protected by the most high,” a third wrote.
Meech Grizzley, Skilla Baby’s friend and gym partner, shared a compilation video of moments with the rapper along with a message of encouragement for his recovery.
He claimed in the post that Skilla Baby is “stronger than y’all could imagine.”
SHOOTING IN 2022
This is not Skilla Baby’s first gunshot wound.
In July 2022, he was shot just as his music career was taking off.
However, the injury did not cause significant damage, and the rapper attributed some of his success to the shooting.
“I got shot, they thought I was 50 Cent,” he told the Detroit Metro Times in April 2023.
“I was shot, a lot of stuff happened on the streets, and then people started listening to my music out of nowhere.
“I’m at home, eating Doritos and listening to people go crazy on the internet. They mistook me for 50 Cent because I was shot one day and then partying at a club the next.”
The rapper has previously advocated for gun safety, collaborating with Detroit city officials on a gun buyback event in February 2024 in the hopes of reducing gun violence.
“So often, people point fingers at cities and our communities for violence, but we know there are racist systems that have fueled violence and created the cycles that are truly to blame,” according to a release issued at the time.
“By taking these guns out of circulation, we’re breaking these cycles and saving lives.”
In 2019, Skilla Baby released his mixtape Push That S**t Out Skilla, which launched his music career. He signed with Geffen in 2022.
