Benny the Butcher is reportedly the newest artist to suffer a gunshot wound this 7 days in Texas. 

On Saturday, Benny was wounded in the course of an tried robbery in Houston, TMZ experiences. The Houston Police Department says the incident took place at a local Walmart. The rapper and a pair of buddies were in the parking ton when a car or truck with 5 men pulled up future to them and brandished weapons, demanding that they hand in excess of their chains.

One particular of the men then opened fireplace and shot a round into Benny’s leg. After the culprits fled the scene, Benny and his close friends remaining right before pulling more than and contacting the law enforcement. The rapper was dealt with at a medical center, even though no even more aspects are recognised. Authorities say that the robbers haven’t been located, but an investigation has been launched.

This has been a tough 7 days for hip-hop in capturing incidents. Boosie Badazz was reportedly shot in the leg in Dallas on Saturday while he was there to attend a vigil for slain Dallas rapper, Mo3, who was shot and killed earlier this week on a Dallas freeway. On Sunday, new stories surfaced that Mo was reportedly trying to escape his killers on the freeway in advance of his dying. Boosie mourned Mo’s dying, as the two were near collaborators and friends, with the pair releasing their joint project Badazz Mo3 at the top of the 12 months.