Rapper Lil Tjay reportedly under surgery

The rapper Lil Tjay has reportedly undergone emergency surgery following a shooting by a police officer in New Jersey.

In a tweet, early in the morning, The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office announced that its main crimes unit as well as Edgewater Police Department

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The shooting is believed to have happened in two locations: a Chipotle restaurant at 14 The Promenade and at a close-by Exxon gasoline station TMZ said.

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Just prior to the shooting began, before the shoot "Goin' Up" and "Destined 2 Win" musician posted"PSA" or "PSA" on his Instagram Stories that read:

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The rapper was on Twitter last week, rapper uploaded an excerpt from his forthcoming song "Stressed" and asked followers when he'd drop it.

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