Lil Tjay Health Update: Rapper Rejoicing as Shooter's Mugshot Released, Feasted On?

The 21-year-old Bronx, New York rapper Lil Tjay has begun his path to recovery, starting from June 29. However, his real condition - whether he's reverting back to his old self, or just starting to talk - remains unclear.

What is clear though is that he might be rejoicing right now as news have it that the man who shot him was not already detained, his mug shot was released to the public and is now being feasted on.

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According to TMZ, the rapper born Tione Jayden Merritt is now attentive and awake, even speaking on his own, sounding the same as he did prior to the horrific near-fatal shooting that occurred in New Jersey on June 22. The the physicians have removed his breathing tube.

DJ Akademiks even released a video to Instagram on July 4 showing the rapper who defied odds, speaking with friends or family via video chat from the hospital. "Apparently this is a video of lil tjay in the hospital," the YouTuber captioned the clip.

Now that he is conscious, authorities want to know what transpired the morning he was shot. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office reported gunshots at an Edgewater Chipotle located in a residential retail complex.

In response to a 911 call, the Edgewater Police Department discovered Lil Tjay suffering from several gunshot wounds. Antoine Boyd, age 22, was discovered at a gas station approximately one mile from the Chipotle. According to the officials, he sustained a single gunshot wound.

According to investigators, Mohamed Konate, 27, "attempted to commit armed robbery" against Tjay and two other individuals present during the rapper's performance.

On June 23, Konate was arrested on three counts of attempted murder, three counts of armed robbery, and additional weapon-related offences.

However, because he was shot too, he was hospitalized up until he recovered fairly and now detained in the famous prison Riker's Island.

Jim Jones recently expressed his thoughts and prayers to the young rapper and emphasized that some of today's hip-hop rappers have the "most perilous career."