MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – New details are being revealed about the mass shooting that left 10 injured during rapper French Montana’s music video shoot in Miami Gardens Thursday night.
Police now say organizers did not have a permit or the proper security to film outside The Licking restaurant, which is owned by DJ Khaled.
About 80 people were there filming when gunfire rang out.
Four of the 10 victims were rushed to the hospital in critical condition; French Montana was not injured in the shooting.
One of those victims was Carl Leon, who runs his own media company and was wrapping up a conversation with French Montana when shots rang out.
“When I first got there they were about finished shooting the scene,” Leon said. “As we were talking, that’s when everything went down.”
Leon was shot multiple times, with a bullet grazing his ear, narrowly missing a clear shot to his head, and others striking him in the hand and abdomen.
He’s retained attorney Josiah Graham, who says he’s looking into whether there was any negligence on the part of French Montana, The Licking or any other entity.
So far, no arrests have been made.
Restaurant managers said they had no prior knowledge of the ill-fated music video shoot.
“We were not aware of a video being filmed and found out last minute French Montana was shooting a scene in the back parking lot,” The Licking management said in a statement to Local 10 News. “We have no idea what actually took place. The Licking restaurant has nothing to do with the incident and has given police the necessary footage requested.”