Tory Lanezwas hospitalized in critical condition Monday after an angry inmate savagely attacked him with a prison shank, stabbing him over a dozen times all over his body … with the rapper suffering collapsed lungs.
Tory’s team says he was stabbed 14 times … including 7 times in his back, 4 times in his torso, twice the back of the head and once in the left side of his face.
Both of his lungs collapsed and Tory was placed on a breathing apparatus … though he is now breathing on his own, according to his camp.
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Torey’s reps say he is in pain but is talking normally, in good spirits and deeply thankful to God for surviving … and he’s thanking everyone out there who is supporting him.
Tory’s attorney Jose Baez tells TMZ … Tory is upbeat. He’s in good spirits. He is recovering. He is a strong young man. He’s expected to make a recovery.
As we reported … Tory was attacked at about 7:20 AM, according to a state corrections official, by another inmate at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. Tory was rushed by ambulance to an off-site hospital, then airlifted to Kern Medical Hospital due to the seriousness of his condition.
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Tory Lanez — legal name Daystar Peterson — is serving time for shooting Megan Thee Stallion‘s feet in 2020 after a party at Kylie Jenner‘s house in the Hollywood Hills.
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He was convicted in 2022, and in 2023 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi (CCI) is located about 120 miles north of Los Angeles.
