Singer Rihanna and rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky stepped out for a date night three days after his arrested in connection to a 2021 shooting. According to E news.
The Female billionaire singer and her boyfriend were captured outside the Santa Monica, Calif. restaurant Georgio Baldi, one of her favorite eateries, on April 23.
The couple’s outing was the first time they were spotted out together since Rakim Mayers, best know as A$AP Rocky was arrested on April 20 on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon stemming from the shooting.
The said arrest was carried out at Los Angeles International Airport just as he and Rihanna landed on a private flight from her native Barbados.
The Los Angeles Police Department later released a statement on Twitter stating that the arrest is linked to the shooting that occurred on Nov. 6, 2021 in Hollywood.
“The argument escalated and resulted in the suspect firing a handgun at the victim. The victim sustained a minor injury from the incident and later sought his medical treatment. Following the shooting, the suspect and two additional males fled the area on foot..the suspect has been identified as 33-year-old Rakim Mayers, a Los Angeles resident, also known as music artist A$AP Rocky.”
E news reported that t he rapper spent less than three hours in a police jail before he was released after posting a $550,000 bond.
According to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department booking report, the case would be presented to the district attorney’s office for filing consideration. The rapper’s court date is set for Aug. 17.
