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Rapper Lil Tjay arrested in the Bronx

By FOX 5 NY STAFF
Updated  January 17, 2023 7:39am EST
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Rapper Lil Tjay arrested in the Bronx

Rapper Lil Tjay was arrested Monday in the Bronx over an alleged weapons violation.

NEW YORK - Rapper Lil Tjay was arrested Monday in the Bronx over an alleged weapons violation.

The NYPD says officers pulled over two cars at 183rd Street and Ryer Avenue and took multiple loaded guns from the Fordham Heights scene on Monday afternoon.

Four people were taken into custody, including Lil Tjay.

Powerhouse NYC

Lil Tjay performs onstage during Powerhouse NYC on October 29, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

Charges against the 21-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jayden Merritt, are pending.

According to TMZ, Tjay was reportedly on his way to film a music video with fellow rapper Ice Spice.

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Last year, Lil Tjay was shot seven times in a robbery attempt in Edgewater, New Jersey that left him in critical condition.  He was shot outside a Chipotle restaurant just after midnight on a June evening.

The Bronx native's most recent hit song "Beat the Odds" has more than 24 million views on YouTube.

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