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  • Lawyer George Mgdesyan spoke out after his client, Tory Lanez, was found guilty on Friday.
  • A Los Angeles jury found Lanez guilty of charges related to the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.
  • Mgdesyan said Lanez’s legal team was “shocked” by the verdict and “exploring all options”.

Tory Lanez’s legal team is “exploring all options” after he was found guilty of charges related to the murder of Megan Thee Stallion, the rapper’s attorney has said.

On Friday, a Los Angeles jury found Tory Lanez — real name Daystar Peterson — guilty of all three charges brought against him while filming Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. Lanez, 30, was found guilty of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, discharging a firearm with gross negligence and having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle.

In one statement obtained by Rolling Stone reporter Nancy Dillon, attorney George Mgdesyan said Lanez’s legal team was “shocked” by the guilty verdict.

“We are shocked by the verdict. There was insufficient evidence to convict Mr. Peterson. We believe this case has not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt,” Mgdesyan said. “We will explore all options, including an appeal.”

Mgdesyan and Megan Thee Stallion’s attorney, Alex Spiro, did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.

Lanez previously denied shooting Megan and pleaded not guilty to the charges. The trial began on December 12 and the jury returned its verdict on Friday. Lanez faces up to 22 years in prison and possible deportation to Canada. According to CNBC, a sentencing hearing is set for January 27.

After the verdict, Lanez’s family members got angry in and out of the Los Angeles courtroom. Clips of Lanez’s father, Sonstar Peterson, and others shouting outside the courtroom were shared on social media. Law and Crime journalist Meghann Cuniff reported that Peterson shouted, “it’s a mean system,” after the verdict was read in the courtroom.

In July 2020, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a report of shootings and arrested Lanez for felony carrying a weapon concealed in a vehicle. Megan initially remained silent after the incident, but later accused Lanez of shooting her.

Spiro told Insider’s Taiyler Simone Mitchell that “the jury got it right.”

Megan you stallion

Megan Thee Stallion.

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“I’m grateful there is justice for Meg,” Spiro told Insider.

District Attorney George Gascon also discussed the verdict in a statement.

“I want to start by acknowledging the bravery of Megan Pete,” he wrote. “You have shown incredible courage and vulnerability with your testimony despite repeated and grotesque attacks that you did not deserve. You have faced unfair and despicable scrutiny that no woman should ever face and you have been an inspiration to others across LA County and the nation.”

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