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The jury found Lanez, 30, guilty of three
felony counts: carrying a loaded and unregistered firearm in a
vehicle; assault with a semiautomatic handgun; and discharging a
firearm with gross negligence. Lanez faces over 20 years in
prison and a potential deportation to Canada.
A lawyer for Megan Thee Stallion said after the verdict: "The
jury got it right. I am thankful there is justice for Meg."
Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion, 27, had earlier
testified Lanez shot at her feet after a pool party in the
Hollywood Hills in July 2020, adding the shooting was preceded
by an argument that got heated when the two began attacking each
other's music careers.
Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, needed
surgery to remove bullet fragments in her feet, CBS News quoted
her as saying.
The sentencing was scheduled for Jan. 27. Megan Thee Stallion
was not present in court on Friday. Lanez, who was free on bail
during the trial after a period of house arrest, was taken into
custody.
Jurors reached a verdict on Friday following hours of
deliberation across two days after a trial of about two weeks.
"Women, especially Black women, are afraid to report crimes like
assault and sexual violence because they are too often not
believed," Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón
said in a statement after the verdict.
"You (Megan Thee Stallion) showed incredible courage and
vulnerability with your testimony despite repeated and grotesque
attacks you did not deserve. You faced unjust and despicable
scrutiny that no woman should ever face," Gascón added.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in WashingtonEditing by Chris
Reese)
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