A suspect has been identified in the stabbing of rapper Tory Lanez.

The musician, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, 32, was hospitalized Monday morning after being stabbed multiple times by another inmate. Peterson is currently serving a 10-year sentence in a California prison for the 2020 shooting of musician Megan Thee Stallion.

Officials have now revealed to the BBC that the suspect is Santino Casio, 41, who is serving a life sentence for murder. He has since been placed in “restricted housing” pending an investigation into the attack.

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