On early Monday morning (Apr. 29), a safety guard was shot in Encino, Calif., at a house linked to music govt and The Weeknd co-manager, Amir “Money” Esmailian.
LAPD despatched Billboard an announcement concerning the two:30 AM incident. “The sufferer (M/B/37 years) was inside a guard shack when he heard a number of gunshots and found he had been struck. The suspects (3 M/NFD) fled from the situation. LAFD responded and transported the sufferer to a neighborhood hospital in unknown situation. Location: , 17500 block of Jayden Lane (RD 1067), April 29, 2024 at 0225 hours.”
A resident spoke to KTLA and defined that the prosperous neighborhood is quiet and barely experiences violent incidents like this. “I’m certain no matter occurred right here was captured on the safety digicam,” she mentioned. Sadly, that may convey hazard with it, too.”
Police instructed KTLA that Esmailian was inside the house on the time of the incident, however it’s unclear whether or not the suspects ever entered the residence. A separate report from KTTV notes that the wounded guard positioned the decision to the police and recognized the suspects as three males in hoodies and masks. Although the unnamed guard was in essential situation on the hospital, he’ll make a full restoration. Sources inform Billboard that this was an tried dwelling invasion.
Based on KTLA, Esmailian’s home is reportedly on sale for $12 million. Except for his work with The Weeknd as his supervisor and co-founder of the singer’s XO Data, Esmailian has labored with high hip-hop acts together with Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert and Diddy. The manager is presently embroiled within the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud, which noticed Drake take pictures at The Weeknd and Esmalian himself on the monitor “Push Ups.”
Billboard reached out to Esmalian’s reps for remark. Watch a FOX 11 clip concerning the incident under.
