Investigation launched into Tory Lanez prison stabbing
NY Post
An investigation is underway after Tory Lanez was stabbed in prison, The Post can confirm.
A representative from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told The Post exclusively that “an investigation has been initiated” by the California Correctional Institution, the state’s prison system where Lanez is behind bars. We’re also told that the state’s prison-oversight agency, the Office of the Inspector General, “has been notified” about the incident.
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office will be ready to step in if investigators find a reason to pursue charges against any of the involved parties, with a spokesperson telling The Post, “Our office awaits a formal complaint following the investigation.”
The rapper, 32, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was stabbed on Monday morning by another inmate at the Tehachapi prison where Lanez is serving 10 years after being convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.
“At approximately 7:20 a.m. today, Daystar Peterson ([inmate number] BW0168) was attacked by another inmate at a housing unit in the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. Staff immediately responded, activated 911 and began medical aid. Peterson was subsequently transported to an outside medical facility for further treatment,” the CDCR spokesperson confirmed to The Post.
The representative also handed out Lanez’s mug shot, taken in October 2023, which he said is the “latest photograph” of the rapper. It was likely taken when he entered the Tehachapi facility.
