Excerpt:"Rapper T.I. loses assistant
in after-party shooting
Four members of Atlanta rapper T.I.'s entourage were shot early Wednesday in a gun battle that began at a Cincinnati after-hours club.
the rapper himself was not injured in the melee, a man described as his personal assistant was killed and three other associates were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
According to police, the incident started at an after party following a performance by T.I. and fellow rapper Yung Joc on Tuesday night.
After the show, the rapper and his group travelled to an after-hours venue called Club Ritz, where a dispute erupted with others there. "