Lil Tjay was shot several times and another man was also wounded in an attempted armed robbery early Wednesday in New Jersey, according to a statement from law enforcement.The incident, which was reported early Wednesday by TMZ but not confirmed until late in the day, took place at a Chipotle fast-food restaurant at an outdoor shopping center in Edgewater.Police responded to a 911 call about the shooting at 12:08 a.m.
and found Lil Tjay, 21 (real name: Tione Jayden Merritt) with multiple gunshot wounds, according to a news release from the prosecutor’s office cited by NBC News.
The other victim, Antoine Boyd, 22, was found at an Exxon gas station approximately a mile from the Chipotle, with a single gunshot wound, authorities said.
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