The NYPD updated the press on the status of it's probe into last week's shooting at a T.I. concert in New York City, on Thursday (June 2), noting that searches through social media have been helpful in moving the investigation along. New information on the guns recovered, along with the sole firearm believed to be used, were made public, and rapper Maino was officially cleared of any responsibility in the shooting.
"We do not believe that he (Maino) was involved in the dispute,” stated NYPD Chief of Detectives, Robert Boyce. The department's exoneration of the Brooklyn rapper, who was present as one of the performers at the Irving Plaza show, dispels rumors initially circulated in the media that the incident resulted from a supposed long standing conflict involving his circle. Maino unequivocally denied the allegations the following day, stating that he and suspect Troy Ave have been in good standing with one another.
On Wednesday, news broke that detectives are now looking into the possibility that there was another shooter. Although ballistics tests have so far verified that each of the bullet casings found belonged to one gun, a 9-mm believed to be the weapon Troy Ave [Roland Collins] is seen firing in surveillance footage released to the public, sources close to the investigation let on that a scenario by which another shooter accessed and used the very same gun, is being explored.
The gun in question [a Kel Tec] was found along with a defaced 9-mm Taurus, and a stolen .38 caliber revolver inside of a secret compartment in the 2003 Chevrolet van that drove Collins to the hospital. The 9-mm Taurus was loaded with 10 rounds and the .38 was fully loaded with five hollow point bullets. Tests are currently being run for a DNA match.
Within days of the tragedy that claimed the life of 33-year-old Ronald McPhatter, and left three injured, theories surrounding the identity of individuals in the two video clips that have been released, and speculation over beefs concerning Troy Ave began circulating. However the NYPD has yet formally named any additional suspects.
Source: nydailynews.com
