Grammy-nominated rapper Remy Ma was sought for questioning Saturday after an early morning shooting outside a trendy Manhattan nightspot, police said.
Officers investigating a report of gunfire found a woman who had been shot in the lower torso.
Police did not identify any suspects in the shooting, which followed the escalation of a verbal dispute as a group of people left a bar in the Meatpacking District. The shooter was a woman in her 20s who fled the scene, officers said.
Three blocks away, officers discovered a luxury SUV owned by Remy Ma, 26, that had been involved in a single-car crash and abandoned. She was being sought for questioning, according to a police statement.
Sasha Tcherekoff, owner of the Pizza Bar, said a review of security videotape taken inside his nightspot showed the rapper and her friends having a good time before they left.
"The police have indicated to us that the altercation happened a block away," he said.
The 23-year-old victim, whose identity was withheld, was in stable condition at a hospital.
Remy Ma — her real name is Remy Smith — was nominated for a Grammy as part of the Terror Squad for the 2004 summer smash "Lean Back." She also earned the Best Female Hip Hop award at the 2005 BET Awards. She went on to a solo career, releasing last year's "There's Something About Remy." She has performed on recordings with best-selling performers including Fat Joe, Eminem and R. Kelly, according to her Web site.
There was no immediate response Saturday to an e-mail seeking comment from the rapper's publicist.
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Officers investigating a report of gunfire found a woman who had been shot in the lower torso.
Police did not identify any suspects in the shooting, which followed the escalation of a verbal dispute as a group of people left a bar in the Meatpacking District. The shooter was a woman in her 20s who fled the scene, officers said.
Three blocks away, officers discovered a luxury SUV owned by Remy Ma, 26, that had been involved in a single-car crash and abandoned. She was being sought for questioning, according to a police statement.
Sasha Tcherekoff, owner of the Pizza Bar, said a review of security videotape taken inside his nightspot showed the rapper and her friends having a good time before they left.
"The police have indicated to us that the altercation happened a block away," he said.
The 23-year-old victim, whose identity was withheld, was in stable condition at a hospital.
Remy Ma — her real name is Remy Smith — was nominated for a Grammy as part of the Terror Squad for the 2004 summer smash "Lean Back." She also earned the Best Female Hip Hop award at the 2005 BET Awards. She went on to a solo career, releasing last year's "There's Something About Remy." She has performed on recordings with best-selling performers including Fat Joe, Eminem and R. Kelly, according to her Web site.
There was no immediate response Saturday to an e-mail seeking comment from the rapper's publicist.
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