A gut-wrenching video just dropped, and it’s got everyone talking: Tory Lanez, the rapper locked up for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, was stabbed 14 times by a fellow inmate in a California prison. The footage, which hit the internet like a wildfire, captures a brutal attack that went down on May 12, 2025, at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. It’s raw, it’s violent, and it’s a stark reminder of how dangerous life behind bars can be for a high-profile name like Lanez.
The video is tough to watch. It shows Lanez, real name Daystar Peterson, cornered near a prison stairwell, dressed in standard-issue gear. The attacker, identified as Santino Casio, comes at him hard, swinging a makeshift shank. Lanez tries to dodge, arms up, yelling for help, but Casio doesn’t let up. Blood’s everywhere, his face, chest, arms, as Casio lands 14 vicious stabs.
Reports say Lanez’s lungs collapsed from the wounds, and you can see him crumple, barely able to stand as the attack ends. It’s a short clip, but it’s the thing that sticks with you, showing just how close this came to being fatal.
Lanez was rushed to a hospital in Bakersfield, where doctors fought to stabilize him. Word is, as of late May 2025, he’s been moved to the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo, a place with a rep for being less chaotic. He’s physically on the mend but rattled, and who wouldn’t be? His dad, Sonstar Peterson, said the transfer’s been rough, pulling Lanez away from his few connections in Tehachapi. His legal team’s still grinding on appeals for his 10-year sentence, but this attack’s got fans and family worried about his safety. Posts on X are blowing up, with people shocked at the brutality and questioning how this happened under the prison’s watch.
Santino Casio, the guy who did it. He’s 42, doing life for second-degree murder, and no stranger to trouble. His rap sheet includes weapon charges from 2008 and 2018, all while locked up. Casio’s claiming self-defense, saying he heard Lanez had a bounty on him and spotted a suspicious lump in Lanez’s pocket, thinking it was a weapon. He says they were cool before, living in cells next to each other, but something flipped.
Now he’s stuck in restricted housing at Tehachapi, and the investigation is still open. There have been no new charges, but the cops are digging into it. Some folks on X are side-eyeing how Casio got to do a phone interview while supposedly in the hole, raising questions about what’s going on in there.
This whole mess has people buzzing, from fans demanding better protection for Lanez to others debating Casio’s story. The video’s a wake-up call about the risks of prison life, especially for someone with Lanez’s fame.
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