Pretty Ricky’s Baby Blue Shot in Lung, Remains in ICU

Baby Blue is on the road to recovery after being shot during a robbery attempt earlier this week.

The Pretty Ricky rapper is currently in the ICU, but his condition is improving. In a tweet on Thursday (April 22), he told fans that the bullet went through his lung and is stuck in his back. He also said that he has to “learn to breathe and walk again,” while thanking his supporters and the medical team at the hospital.

“Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers,” he tweeted. “I’m still in ICU but I’m on the road to recovery. The bullet traveled throgh [sic] my lounges [sic] is in stuck in my back. I have to learn to breathe & walk again. I have a great medical team here at the hospital. God Got Me.”

According to police, Baby Blue was attacked by two armed male suspects, who tried to steal a gold chain during his single release party at SpareZ Bowling in Davie, Fla. around midnight on Monday (April 19). His brother and fellow Pretty Ricky member, Spectacular Smith, told TMZ that Baby Blue tried to protect him by grabbing the gun from one of the armed robbers and was shot in the process.

He was rushed to a local hospital where his team said he was “fighting for his life.” According to Smith, his brother was placed on a breathing machine and only his mother and father were able to visit him in the hospital due to COVID restrictions.

Video captured from the scene, shared by Hollywood Unlocked, shows chaos in the wake of the shooting. The “Love & Hip Hop: Miami” star can be seen on the floor while those around him call for help and try to administer aid.