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After being brutally shot at a Chipotle in Edgewater, New Jersey, Lil Tjay was rushed into emergency surgery.

was rushed into emergency surgery on Wed (June 22) and while he is still hospitalized, TMZreports the 21-year-old is now awake and talking. Sources familiar with Tjays situation told the outlet the In My Head rapper is awake, alert and speaking on his own. Doctors also recently removed his breathing tube and his voice reportedly sounds normal, which is amazing considering he was shot multiple times in the neck and chest. The promising news comes after three suspects allegedly responsible for the shootingwere taken into custody by authorities. Bergen County Prosecutors Office said Mohamed Konate attempted to commit an armed robbery on Lil Tjay and two of his friends. Konate was the one that allegedly fired the near-fatal shots. Read more