Wisdom Awute arrested and charged for Attempted Murder

Wisdom Awute arrested and charged for Attempted Murder

American rapper, Wisdom Awute and Christopher Urena are facing attempted murder charges in a shooting that injured two people in Miami Beach earlier this week.

 

Wisdom Awute, a rapper who is part of DaBaby’s Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment label, and Christopher Urena have been arrested in connection with the shooting, Miami Beach Police officials said.

Wisdom Awute arrested and charged for Attempted Murder

Awute, 21, and Urena, 29, both face charges of attempted first-degree murder with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault. Urena also faces charges of grand theft and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

 

 


Police received multiple 911 calls reporting the shooting just after 11:30 p.m. on Monday along the popular strip of Art Deco hotels and restaurants. Officers found one person struck in the shoulder and another in the leg not far from the Prime 112 restaurant.

 

Both victims were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where one remained in critical condition and was paralyzed, police said. The other victim was treated and released.

Wisdom Awute arrested and charged for Attempted Murder
Wisdom Awute arrested and charged for Attempted Murder

According to an arrest report, Urena had been involved in an argument with another group of men when he pulled out a gun and opened fire.

 

At some point, Awute pulled out a gun and shot one of the victims in the leg, the report said.

 

 


Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was one of many people detained for questioning in the Ocean Drive shooting before police let him go, Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said.

Wisdom Awute arrested and charged for Attempted Murder

DaBaby — whose legal name is Jonathan Kirk — had one of the biggest hits of 2020 with “Rockstar,” and was nominated for a Grammy Award for record of the year. A man answering the phone at his record label said “No comment.”

 

Awute and Urena made their first court appearances Wednesday, where they were both ordered held without bond.

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