Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooting Suspect Arrested, May Be Linked to Young Thug

A suspect in the April shooting of Lil Wayne's tour bus has been arrested and according to reports, he may be linked to Young Thug.

As noted in an Instagram post by Baller Alert, the alleged shooter, Jimmy Carlton Winfrey, targeted the Young Money rapper for street cred. TMZ also reports that Winfrey was looking to elevate his status as a Blood by, "committing a high profile shooting of a rival rap artist."

 Suspect In Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooting Arrested, Cops Say Shot At Lil Wayne For Street Cred - blogged by: @eleven8 - A suspect in the April shooting of Lil Wayne's tour bus has been arrested and the details are becoming shadier and shadier by the minute. Reports say, the alleged shooter targeted Lil Wayne for street cred. We were sent the photo above as a Baller Mail. The mugshot is of the suspect, Jimmy Carlton Winfrey from a 2014 drug related arrest. The photo to the right allegedly (can't tell for sure) is Winfrey alongside Birdman and Young Thug in a club. No word on whether or not he is in any way affiliated with the music mogul but the very public feud between Wayne, Birdman and Thug raises eye brows. I can only hope things didn't get taken that far. I'm sure Birdman would never be connected to something this crazy anyway. 25 year old Jimmy Carlton Winfrey has been charged with numerous felonies -- aggravated assault, terroristic threats and acts, criminal damage, possession of a firearm by a felon, criminal gang activity, reckless conduct and discharging a weapon near the street, but was not in custody Thursday afternoon, according to Cobb County jail records. Police say Winfrey was driving the vehicle the shots were fired from and did it for gang status. “Said accused did commit said act in order to gain status in his criminal organization by a committing a high profile shooting of a rival rap artist,” the warrant states. “Said accused has associated himself with known blood gang members in the Atlanta area.” Very interesting considering Lil Wayne, in the past, has .....to read the rest log on to BallerAlert.com (clickable link on profile) #lilwayne #readmore #logon

A photo posted by Baller Alert (@balleralert) on May 29, 2015 at 7:22am PDT

Sources have indicated that Winfrey has acted as Young Thug's road manager. Winfrey was arrested on May 21 and has been charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, possession of a firearm by a felon and criminal gang activity. He has previously been arrested for drug possession in Florida.

As previously reported, Lil Wayne's tour bus was shot during the early morning of April 26 after a concert at an Atlanta nightclub. Local reports and Cobb police say the bus was shot at, but no bullets managed to strike the vehicle.

Ironically, Young Thug performed in Baton Rouge at Southern University on April 25, where he was met with boos and "Hollygrove" chants from the crowd.

The two rappers have been at odds for some time now, initially stemming from a beef with Birdman's Cash Money Records and Thug's decision to move forward with the Carter 6 name for his project.

Last September, Young Thug shocked fans when he announced that he wanted to continue Wayne's Tha Carter series after it was reported that Tha Carter V would be his last solo album.

Thug has kept the controversy going, recently announcing that he would in fact name his new mixtape Carter V.

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