Here’s an update on the Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion case.
Tory Lanez reported to court on Tuesday morning, where prosecutors alleged he used a semiautomatic firearm to shoot Megan Thee Stallion in the feet last year.
According to Rolling Stone journalist, Ryan Stogner, Tory was intoxicated at the time of the alleged incident and screamed, “dance, b*tch!” before allegedly shooting Megan in the feet. “[Megan] observed Mr. Peterson holding a firearm and then she observed him start to shoot,” LAPD Det. Ryan Stogner testified based on his interviews with Megan.
Tory Lanez’s defense lawyer Shawn Holley suggested Tory later told police, “I was just trying to protect my girl.” Judge Keith Borjon just said he finds probable cause to send Tory Lanez to trial. Ordered him back Jan. 13.
Read more from the trial below.
We're outside the courtroom where Tory Lanez is set to have his preliminary hearing in his felony assault case alleging he shot Megan Thee Stallion in her feet after a party last year.
Tory is here.
— Nancy Dillon (@Nancy__Dillon) December 14, 2021
Tory Lanez’s defense lawyer Shawn Holley questioned Stogner on dispute that led up to the shooting. She said “argument in the car escalated” when it was revealed Tory & Megan had been in some type of intimate relationship.
— Nancy Dillon (@Nancy__Dillon) December 14, 2021
Holley said the other woman in the car, Megan’s former assistant/friend who “had a romantic interest in Tory,” became jealous and claimed Megan “back-doored” her.
— Nancy Dillon (@Nancy__Dillon) December 14, 2021