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Rapper Troy Ave survives Christmas Day shooting

Rapper Troy Ave is recovering in hospital after being shot twice while sitting in a car on Christmas Day in New York.

The musician was hit with a bullet in the shoulder during the incident in Brooklyn, with doctors still deciding whether to remove it.

Police confirmed Troy Ave was sitting in a car with his girlfriend at East 91 Street and Linden Blvd. The rapper's lawyer Scott E. Leemon said in a statement:

"Tonight, Troy Ave was targeted again…on Christmas. In Brooklyn, going to meet his family for the holiday, he was shot two times. Thankfully, he will survive the second attempt on his life. As we have said from the beginning - he is a victim. We pray for his speedy recovery."

Earlier this year the rapper pleaded not guilty to a series of charges connected to a fatal shooting at a TI concert in New York.

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