Offset shocks fans by taking the stage — and ditching wheelchair — less than 1 week after being shot

Offset sent fans into a frenzy by ditching his wheelchair to perform onstage less than a week after he was shot in the leg. The “Open It Up” rapper took…

Offset sent fans into a frenzy by ditching his wheelchair to perform onstage less than a week after he was shot in the leg.

The “Open It Up” rapper took to InstagramSaturday to share videos of himself in a wheelchair in front of hundreds of people.

The crowd cheered as he got up and started performing his setlist.

Offset exiting a wheelchair on stage, wearing a red jumpsuit, with a crowd of fans in the background holding up their phones.
Offset (seen here) ditched his wheelchair to perform onstage less than a week after he was shot. offsetyrn/instagram
Offset performing on stage in a red tracksuit, with a wheelchair beside him.
The rapper shared videos of himself via Instagram Saturday in a wheelchair while on stage in front of hundreds of people. offsetyrn/instagram

Offset, 34, appeared to be feeling just fine as he walked around and jumped up and down.

He shared additional photos of himself standing and posing in a red long-sleeve top and black sweatpants.

The hitmaker also wore a skeleton face mask and hat.

Offset performs on stage in front of a crowd, having left his wheelchair behind him.
He got up and the crowd cheered. offsetyrn/instagram
Offset wearing a skull mask, a baseball cap, a salmon long-sleeve shirt, and dark pants with white embroidered designs.
Offset (seen here) wore a red long-sleeve shirt and black sweats. offsetyrn/instagram

“REAL LOVE ❤️,” he captioned the post.

Offset — born Kiari Kendrell Cephus — was tragically shot while in the valet area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on April 6.

At the time, his rep told Page Six that the “Need It” rapper had been transported to a local hospital in stable condition.

Additionally, Seminole County police told us the shooting “began with an affray, or fight” and stated the “situation was contained quickly.”

Offset wearing a skull mask, sunglasses, a baseball cap, and a "Timothy Carey Presents" long-sleeve shirt with a graphic of a snake and a face.
The “Need It” rapper also sported a skull mask. offsetyrn/instagram
Rapper Offset was shot near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Monday in Hollywood, Florida.
Offset (seen here in 2024) was shot in the leg last week. Getty Images for GQ

Fellow musician Lil Tjay — whose real name is Tione Jayden Merritt — was arrested in connection with the shooting and charged with a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct-affray.

Tjay’s lawyer, Dawn Florio, denied his involvement with the shooting.

“We are issuing this release in regards to false rumors that Lil Tjay was involved in a shooting … which [resulted] in non-life-threatening injuries to Offset, formerly a member of Migos,” Florio wrote in a statement.

“Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false.”

Offset was photographed smoking a cigarette outside the hospital the following day alongside his mom, Latabia Woodwar.

Rapper Offset performing onstage.
He was outside of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., on Monday. Seen here: Offset. Getty Images
Offset shocks fans by taking the stage -- and ditching wheelchair -- less than 1 week after being shot
The hitmaker later thanked fans for their support. offsetyrn/instagram

The “Annilhate” emcee also took to Instagram Saturday to thank those who checked up on him after the incident.

“I’m good … but I’m planning to be better,” he wrote. “I’m focused on my family, my recovery and getting back to the music … realizing that life is made of quiet wins and loud losses.”

Offset concluded by stating that life was a gamble was he was “still playing to win.”

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