Earlier this month, a 42-year-old inmate at the California Correction Institution in Tehachapi allegedly stabbed Tory Lanez 14 times. The news broke the internet with fans showing deep concern for the rapper’s safety, who is serving a 10-year sentence on charges related to Megan Thee Stallion’s July 2020 shooting. In the latest stabbing development, The Shade Room has obtained exclusive video footage of Santino Casio attacking Lanez and photos of the bloody aftermath.
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Video Shows Santino Casio Stabbing Tory Lanez Near Stairs
In a 39-second video obtained by TSR, Tory Lanez is seen leaving a cell, but lingering near its entrance. It’s unclear if any conversation was happening between the rapper, Santino, or anyone else because only general prison sounds can be heard. However, the clip shows Lanez walking towards nearby stairs before a man, now known as Casio, rushes him. The stabbing seems to begin with Tory on his feet, though he quickly falls to the floor. About 21 seconds into the exclusive video, Casio is seen above Tory, continuing a stabbing motion while the rapper kicks his feet and attempts to get away. Lanez kept screaming, “Oh God” throughout the attack. Eventually, the artist escaped by running down the stairs and out of the camera’s view before the video cuts off. At this time, it appears no one intervened in the attack despite Tory Lanez’s screams.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Shade Room obtains exclusive footage of Tory Lanez’s prison stabbing. #TSRStaffBD pic.twitter.com/RCV7cYdPe3
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Additionally, The Shade Room also obtained still images of the aftermath of Tory Lanez’s stabbing. In one photo, he looks shocked with splashes of blood covering his face. A second photo shows his shirtless upper body covered in dripping blood. His grey pants were also covered in drops of blood.
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According to AP, the prison is about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Los Angeles in the mountains of the Mojave Desert and houses about 1,700 medium- and maximum-security inmates.
More Details About The Stabbing Aftermath
After the incident, a prison spokesperson revealed that Santino stabbed Tory Lanez at about 7:20 a.m. local time, per the Associated Press. The May 12 attack became public knowledge amid a report from TMZ and a social media statement from the rapper’s team that same day. The post claimed Lanez was punctured 14 times, leading to both of his lungs collapsing. However, the statement also clarified he was breathing independently after receiving aid inside the prison, and follow-up medical treatment at an outside hospital. “…He is talking normally, in good spirits, and deeply thankful to God that he is pulling through,” the team statement said.
Who Is Santino Casio?
In the days after the prison stabbing, more details came to light about the attacker, Santino Casio. For example, the 42-year-old was already serving a life sentence for murder before stabbing Tory Lanez. Additionally, Casio had also been convicted of another in-prison assault with a deadly weapon. Immediately after the incident with Lanez, prison officials placed Casio in restricted housing pending an investigation.
Santino Casio has been in the facility where the incident occurred since 2004, after he was sentenced to life, with parole possible, for convictions of second-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder. In 2008, he was sentenced to six more years for the assault of a prisoner with a deadly weapon. In 2018, he was sentenced to two more years for possession and manufacture of a deadly weapon by a prisoner.
Less than a week ago, Santino Casio reportedly told TMZ that he believed Tory Lanez had “put a price on his head.” Casio said he had heard the rumors through the “prison grapevine.” On the morning of the attack, the 42-year-old claims he saw a “suspicious lump” in Tory’s pocket, which he thought was a weapon. Casio admitted to attacking Tory Lanez first out of alleged self-defense. Casio also reportedly told the outlet that he had a “decent relationship” with the rapper before the stabbing.
The Shade Room Social Manager, Brianne Deville, first reported this exclusive. Associated Press Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton also contributed to this report.
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