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Tekashi 6ix9ine spotted for first time since being attacked
The rapper was attacked at an LA Fitness in Lake Worth, Florida last month.
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was recently seen for the first time since he was attacked in a Florida gym last month.
Where was Tekashi 6ix9ine spotted?
The rapper concealed his face under a balaclava and wore a black Dolce & Gabbana puffer as he walked through a Miami parking lot on Saturday night.
It marks Tekashi’s first sighting since he was beaten and suffered non-life threatening injuries while in a Florida gym last month.
The incident occurred on March 21, with the rapper refusing medical attention according to a 911 call.
The call, which was obtained by Page Six, reveals that a female employee from an LA Fitness made the call to the authorities.
“Some, I think, guys, they just jumped one of the members in the bathroom and there’s, like, blood all over the place,” the unidentified woman tells the dispatcher calmly.
She then asks Tekashi if he requires assistance from paramedics, and he can be heard in the background responding: “Nah, nah, I’m good.”
The woman then tells the dispatcher that there were no weapons involved, but noted that the three men who assaulted the rapper were “still in the parking lot” at the time of the call.
She is then asked if she can describe the assailants, she says she can’t provide a clear description, but adds: “We have security cameras, too, so we can look at them and see if we can see them but I don’t know if you can actually see how they look.”
The three assailants - Rafael Medina Jr., 43; Octavious Medina, 23; and Anthony Maldonado, 25 - have since been arrested on robbery and assault charges as per authorities.
Tekashi was transported to a hospital
Tekashi was later taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Security footage of the incident was later released. It showed the group of men dressed in black approaching the front desk employee, before heading to the bathroom where the attack took place.
Video of the attack later spread online, showing Tekashi bleeding from the nose. In the video, one of the alleged attackers can be heard calling the rapper a “rat” who wouldn’t be tolerated in their “hood”.
“Take a picture, take a picture - I am going to be famous now,” said another while kicking and punching Tekashi.
The ‘GOOBA’ rapper later took Instagram to speak out about the incident, stating: “For 2 years I been walking around with no security.
“Not saying I promote that BUT now you see I really never hid from anything.”
He also called the attack “nothing but cowardly” and stated that he personally had “nothing to do with” the business the attackers were trying to settle, nor could he speak to motive.