Young Jeezy Arrested for Gun Possession During Investigation into Wiz Khalifa Concert Shooting

The tragic news of a shooting death at a Wiz Khalifa concert over the weekend has taken a bizarre twist resulting in the arrest of fellow rapper Young Jeezy for gun possession.
Jeezy was arrested this past Sunday (Aug. 24) at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, Calif. on firearms-related charges during the investigation into the shooting, which occurred backstage after at the “Under the Influence of Music” tour stop in Mountain View, Calif. The tour featured Wiz Khalifa, Jeezy, Rich Homie Quan, Ty Dolla $ign and more.
The Mountain View Police Department, with the assistance of Irvine PD, executed search warrants at the Verizon Amphitheatre show, according to a statement from police. The operation (which turned up an assault rifle) resulted in the arrests of six people, including Jay “Young Jeezy” Jenkins, Kena Marshall, Peter Maynard, David Kuniansky-Altman, William Gilmore and Alexa Beason.
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None of those arrested have been identified as suspects in the death of Eric Johnson of Orinda, Calif., who was shot multiple times and transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
“We haven’t made any arrests for the homicide,” explained Mountain View police Sgt. Saul Jaeger (via Mercury News). “These arrests were made during the execution of the warrant.”

Khalifa tweeted out condolences to Johnson’s family, stating that “violence is never the answer.”