50 Cent: Claims police told to 'shoot' rapper investigated

50 Cent: Claims police told to 'shoot' rapper investigated

Police in new york are investigating claims a senior officer advised contributors of his team to "shoot" the rapper 50 Cent.

It is alleged Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez made the statement in June remaining year at a police roll-call for a boxing fit which the big name become because of attend.

50 Cent stated on Sunday he became taking the risk "very seriously" and turned into consulting together with his lawyers.

The new york Police department told Radio 1 Newsbeat the matter "is below inner assessment".

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The new york day by day news stated that Deputy Inspector Gonzalez informed his officials to shoot the rapper "on sight" but later attempted to skip it off as a comic story.

It is claimed as a minimum one other man or woman on the event pronounced the remark to the NYPD inner affairs branch.

One month earlier than, Dect Insp Gonzalez reportedly filed an aggravated harassment complaint towards 50 Cent.

He stated the rapper had threatened him on Instagram - in response to claims that Dect Insp Gonzalez had unfairly investigated one of 50 Cent's favourite nightclubs.

50 mocked the grievance in posts online, suggesting the police get "lower back to preventing crime".

Writing on social media following information of the inner NYPD investigation into Dect Insp Gonzalez, 50 Cent said he become worried that he was "now not previously counseled of this danger by means of the NYPD".

He described Dept Insp Gonzalez as a "gangster with a badge" however told his Twitter fans: "maintain in mind there are a few suitable humans operating in regulation enforcement.

"just like the officials that mentioned what he said to them."

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