The former member of Migos is in a stable condition after being shot on Monday, with police detaining two people

The rapper Offset is in a stable condition in hospital after he was shot outside a Florida casino on Monday.

The former member of the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was shot in a valet area outside the Seminole Hard Rock hotel and casino, Offset’s spokesperson confirmed to media.

He is being treated at a hospital and “being closely monitored”, the spokesperson said in a statement.

Offset was formerly married to the rapper Cardi B, with whom he has three children.

Police said the shooting followed a fight. A rapper known as Lil Tjay – whose legal name is Tione Jayden Merritt – was arrested for the altercation that occurred before Monday’s shooting, Florida’s Seminole police department said. He was booked with counts of disorderly conduct and operating a vehicle without a valid license but not in connection with the shooting itself.

A message seeking comment was left with Merritt’s lawyer. The 24-year-old rapper figures prominently on New York’s South Bronx scene, celebrated for his sing-rapping and pop-hip-hop style delivered atop drill beats.

The Seminole police department said two people had been detained by officers amid the investigation into the shooting.

“The site is secure and there is no threat to the public,” a police statement said. “Operations continue as normal.”

Takeoff at the Espy awards in 2019.

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Offset’s fellow Migos member Takeoff died aged 28 in 2022 after he was shot outside a Houston bowling alley where he and his uncle, fellow Migos member Quavo, were playing dice. The accused, Patrick Clark, has maintained his innocence and will go to trial in November, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Famed for their signature rapid-fire triplet flow, Migos broke out with the 2013 hit Versace and later earned Grammy nominations for best rap album with 2017’s Culture and best rap performance. They are best known for their 2016 Lil Uzi Vert collaboration Bad and Boujee, which peaked at No 1 in the US, as well as Top 10 hits MotorSport, with Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, and Walk It Talk It, with Drake.

Offset and Cardi B were secretly wed in September 2017 in Atlanta. In 2024, Cardi B announced that she had filed for divorce.