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French Montana isn't accepting responsibility in the shooting that went down in Miami Gardens last week.
According to a report TMZ published on Saturday, January 7, Miami Gardens Police Chief Delma Noel-Pratt placed blame for the shooting on the rapper. She confirmed French and his team allegedly violated city policies since no one from his team filled out proper permits to shoot the video at The Licking restaurant or anywhere else in the city.
"As a result of this disregard of the procedures, the unauthorized music video production led to an unfortunate situation," Noel-Pratt said.
"If the necessary agencies were notified ahead of time and protocol followed, police officers would have been in place to safeguard the community and assist with deterring and responding, if needed, to any situation that may arise," she added.
French Montana has denied any any responsibility for the shooting. He claimed told TMZ that he wasn't filming a music video and was simply "celebrating the release of my CB6 mixtape w/ friends at a local restaurant." Coke Boys 6: The Money Heist Edition dropped just hours after someone opened fire at French's crew while they were within the vicinity of DJ Khaled and E-Class' The Licking. New Orleans rapper Rob49 and one of French's bodyguards were among the 10 people who were hit with bullets. Fortunately, no fatalities were reported.
Nearly 24 hours after the shooting, Montana took to Twitter to release a statement about the incident. He reiterated that he and crew were "at the wrong place at the wrong time." The Licking also commented on the situation and said they were not aware of Montana's presence at the restaurant. They've been working with authorities as the investigation continues.
No arrests have been made in the case and police do not have any known suspects.