Rapper Rich The Kid Hospitalized After Home Invasion Robbery in LA

Rich the Kid Hospital Photo (Credit: Instagram)

Rapper Rich The Kid has been hospitalized following a violent robbery at an apartment complex in Los Angeles.

The incident occurred in the 3100 block of Wilshire Boulevard, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Urban Hollywood 411.

The 25-year-old rapper, whose birth name is Dimitri Leslie Roger, confirmed his hospitalization by posting the above photo on Instagram Friday morning. It showed him lying in a hospital bed.

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Rich the Kid (Credit: YouTube)
Rich The Kid (Credit: YouTube)

According to TMZ, which first reported the news, the rapper was visiting his girlfriend, Tori Brixx, at her apartment Thursday night when two masked intruders entered the unit, and demanded cash and jewelry.

The website reported “Rich tried to fight them off,” but three more men entered the apartment “brandishing guns.”

Brixx reportedly suffered minor injuries and was released from the hospital Friday morning.

The LAPD said Friday afternoon the suspects remain at large.

Rich the Kid is originally from Queens, New York. His hit songs include New Freezer ft. Kendrick Lamar and Plug Walk.

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