12 April,2026 09:26 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rapper Offset
Offset has been discharged from the hospital after he was shot earlier this week in Hollywood, Florida, according to Variety. The rapper shared a health update with fans, saying he is doing "good" while focusing on recovery after the incident. Offset took to his Instagram account on Friday to share a statement thanking fans and well-wishers for the support he received over the last few days.
In the statement, Offset shared that he will stay strong and aims to come back "better." He wrote, "Thank you to everyone who's checked in on me and showed me love! I'm good... but I'm planning to be better!" The rapper also said that his attention is now on his family, healing, and returning to music. Reflecting on life's ups and downs, he added, "I'm focused on my family, my recovery, and getting back to the music... realizing that life is made up of quiet wins and loud losses... Life's a gamble, and I'm still playing to win."
A spokesperson for Offset told Variety that the rapper has now been released from the hospital and is recovering well. The spokesperson said he is "up and walking" and thanked the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff for taking care of him. "We're incredibly grateful to the doctors, nurses, and the entire hospital staff who took such great care of him," said the representative.
He was shot on Monday night following a fight at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, just north of Miami. He was taken to the hospital, where his team earlier said he was stable and under close observation.
Police said two people were detained after the incident, and the investigation is still ongoing. Lil Tjay, born Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested in connection with the altercation that occurred before the shooting, the Seminole Police Department in Florida said.
He was charged with disorderly conduct and operating a vehicle without a valid license and was later released from jail the next day. The second person detained at the scene has not been charged, and investigators were working to identify others involved, police said in a statement on Tuesday.
After reports linked Lil Tjay to the shooting, his lawyer denied the claims. In a statement, attorney Dawn M. Florio said, "Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false."
