DaBaby arrested after Beverly Hills police find gun in a car

DaBaby arrested after Beverly Hills police find gun in a car

- DaBaby has been arrested for allegedly carrying a gun inside a store

- DaBaby had been shopping when a store employee allegedly saw that the rapper was armed with a firearm

- Social media users shared mixed reactions to the US rapper's arrest on Thursday

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DaBaby has been reportedly arrested after a store employee told cops that the rapper was allegedly carrying a gun. The star's car was stopped by Beverly Hills officers when he and three of his friends were about to drive away.

DaBaby had been shopping at Moncler store when the employee allegedly spotted a firearm on him. As he left the store, the worker contacted police. DaBaby and his pals were about to drive off on Rodeo Drive when multiple police vehicles surrounded their car.

When police searched the Oprah's Bank Account hitmaker's car on Thursday, they found a gun. His trip came to an abrupt end as police took him away.

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XXL Magazine reports that DaBaby is reportedly the only one being charged although everyone in his car was detained while police searched it.

Social media users have shared mixed reactions to the musician's arrest. Check some of their comments below:

@vividbeatzz said:

"You can't carry a concealed firearm on store property unless you are a police officer or security."

@SupermanA2K wrote:

"He isn’t a felon, what’s the problem?"

@QB1Lamar commented:

"Why are all rappers being arrested right now."

@drawthecharge said:

"Because they wanna make dumb decisions to keep themselves safe. Packing heat when you have security and a crew is not really smart but it’s his right so I can’t hate."

@HipHopAllDayy wrote:

"People need to start minding they own damn business."

@slanksterG added:

"If this will get him to stop rapping then flowers to that store employee."
DaBaby arrested after Beverly Hills police find gun in a car
DaBaby has been arrested after Beverly Hills police found a gun in a car he was in. Image: @dababy
Source: Instagram

In related news, Briefly.co.za reported that DaBaby took to social media recently to claim that he and Lil Wayne are the best rappers alive. The Oprah's Bank Account hitmaker made the claim on Sunday, 3 January.

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The US rapper took to Instagram and shared a pic of himself standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Lil Wayne. The six-time Grammy-nominated artist captioned the post:

"Best rappers alive."

The star also shared snaps of the two of them at Tunechi's studio in Miami. The pics gave an impression that the two musicians were working on new music together. DaBaby's followers took to his comment section to share their thoughts on his bold statement.

Fans shared mixed reactions to the post. One fan kingvonte17 said:

"No it’s Eminem then DaBaby. Eminem will always be first."

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Source: Briefly News

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Mxolisi Mngadi (Editor) Mxolisi Mngadi is an entertainment reporter. He graduated in 2002 from Damelin with a Diploma in Journalism, majoring in African and International Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media. He then started his journalism career at the Daily Sun newspaper, went on to The Citizen, and worked as a senior reporter at News24. He has been a writer for more than 15 years.