Lil Tjay Allegedly Sparked Offset Shooting at Casino

Police are alleging that the rapper Lil Tjay set in motion a fight that led to the .

According to the probable cause affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail, police claim that Lil Tjay (real name: Tione Merritt) 'directed members of his party to start a fight with another group of males' around 7:22 p.m. on Monday night.

Police allege that one of the men in Lil Tjay's group pulled out a gun and shot Offset in the valet area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, .

The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Offset, Lil Tjay, the Seminole Police Department and the Broward County Sheriff's Department for comment.

Lil Tjay's attorney, Dawn Florio, previously denied the 'false rumors that Lil Tjay was involved in a shooting' in a statement on Tuesday.

'Lil Tjay has not been shot,' she said, referencing rumors that had spread online shortly after Offset was reported to have been shot, 'nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false,' she said.

TMZ first reported on the contents of the probable cause affidavit. 

In a statement to the Daily Mail, the Seminole Police Department said Lil Tjay had been arrested on a disorderly conduct — affray charge, which is a first-degree misdemeanor, and booked at the Broward County Sheriff's Office.

'A second person detained at the scene has not been charged,' police said, noting that 'The investigation to identify one or more additional persons involved in the incident is ongoing.'

Lil Tjay was arrested Monday night by the Seminole Police Department and booked at the Broward County Sheriff's Office on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct — affray; pictured in 2022 in Culver City, Calif.