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Ex police officerRobert Hoobler who saved Lil Wayne's life as a kid reportedly passed away on Friday (July 22) at his Old Jefferson home.

NOLA, Robert Hoobler affectionately known as Uncle Bob passed away on Friday (July 22) at his Old Jefferson home. Hooblers grandson Daniel Nelson said the 65-year-old had struggled for years with health issues related to a car accident and diabetes, which eventually led to both of his legs being amputated. Former New Orleans Police Department officer David Lapene called Lil Waynes account of what happened one of the best stories that depicts Hoobler as a person. It was believed Lil Wayneaccidentally shot himself at 12 years old, but it turned out to be a suicide attempt The future rap legend was reportedly upset after his mother banned him from rapping as a punishment for skipping school. I was just looking like, You know what? Start thinking I had to get myself mad and I noticed that I didnt have to thats what scared me, Wayne recalled during a 2021 interview with ex NFL player Emmanual Acho. How I knew I had mental health problems was I pulled the trigger. When police officers arrived at the scene, Wayne remembered them stepping over his bloody body to search for drugs and weapons. Hoobler, who was off-duty at the time, showed up and rushed Lil Wayne to the hospital. picked me up and just kept telling me some shit like, You not gonna die on me, he said. And so he got me to the hospital He made sure I was good. Lil Wayne never forgot Hoobler and in 2018, thanked him at the annual BET Hip Hop Awards while accepting the I Am Hip Hop honor. Theres a man in New Orleans, Wayne said. His name is Uncle Bob. Came into an apartment one day, he bust in the door, guns drawn. He saw nobody. He saw legs on the floor. It was my legs. He saw blood everywhere. A bunch of police hopped over me, he refused to do so. Read more