A significant development has emerged in the ongoing legal battle between Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez. Newly released court documents have revealed crucial details about the 2020 shooting incident, including the police’s possession of the weapon used in the crime.
The documents, which provide crucial insights into the shooting incident from 2020, confirm that the police have possession of the weapon used in the attack. Even more striking, the DNA found on the gun is overwhelmingly male, raising questions about Lanez’s involvement in the incident.
The shooting, which occurred in the early hours of July 12, 2020, made headlines worldwide after Megan Thee Stallion bravely spoke out about being shot in both feet while in the presence of Lanez and others. The rapper’s testimony, combined with statements from witnesses, led to Lanez’s arrest and eventual trial for assault with a firearm. However, the case has been surrounded by swirling controversy, with various false narratives and conflicting stories emerging over time.
In a recent legal document, the Attorney General’s office contended that Lanez’s defense team did not supply proof to back up their assertion that the LAPD had lost the firearm linked to his case.
A petition submitted last week to California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal argues that Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, “cannot file any claim of innocence, as he is unable to conduct further testing since the firearm and bullet fragments are missing.”
“By failing to preserve the material and exculpatory evidence, the People have infringed on the Petitioner’s right under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to seek redress of Petitioner’s grievances through the judicial process,” as per the document submitted by Crystal Morgan and Michael Hayden, who are attorneys representing the nonprofit legal services organization Unite the People.
Tory Lanez is a contributor and a member of the board of Unite the People.
However, the filling featured a statement from the LAPD verifying that the firearm and associated evidence are still in their possession.
Megan Thee Stallion’s attorney, Alex Spiro, also denied the assertion regarding the missing firearm, emphasizing that the gun is “present and obtainable” for examination.
Lanez’s DNA expert provided testimony that aligned with the findings of the prosecution’s expert, indicating that Lanez could neither be identified nor dismissed as a contributor to the DNA found on the firearm. Additionally, he was ruled out as a contributor to the DNA located on the magazine of the gun.
A single individual accounted for 90 percent of the sample, allowing a criminologist from the Los Angeles police to conclude that the contributor was male. This amount was also sufficient to analyze and compare with Lanez’s DNA sample, leading to his exclusion as the male who provided that particular DNA.
In a surprising turn of events, investigators overlooked taking a DNA sample from both Harris and Lanez’s driver, Jauquan Smith.
