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Florida Rapper SpotemGottem Hospitalized After Drive-By Shooting

His lawyer says he was targeted on a Miami highway.

SpotemGottem, 19, is in the hospital after he was a victim of a drive-by shooting on Friday (Sept. 17) on I-95 in Miami, Florida.

According to TMZ, law enforcement said around 3 a.m. a car pulled up alongside the car the Florida rapper was riding in and began shooting. SpottemGottem was in the passenger seat and was shot in both legs. The driver was shot in the hip and he was reportedly shot at over 20 times on the driver’s side.

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Complex reports he is in stable condition, out of surgery and will recover.

His lawyer, Raven Liberty, told the Miami Herald, “He is alive, most importantly. This was not a shoot out. He was a victim of a drive-by shooting.”

No word on the status of the driver.

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