Police: Shots fired, rapper Rick Ross crashes Rolls
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Hip hop artist Rick Ross arrives at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California in this file photo taken Feb 12, 2012. Ross crashed a Rolls-Royce into an apartment building in Florida on Monday after he lost control while trying to avoid gunfire aimed at the car, police said. -- PHOTO : REUTERS
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) - Police say rapper Rick Ross crashed his Rolls Royce into a building after hearing shots fired nearby.
Fort Lauderdale police say Ross and a female companion reported hearing multiple shots fired in their direction at around 5am on Monday (6pm Singapore time). Police say Ross lost control of the silver Rolls and crashed into an apartment building.
Neither Ross nor his passenger was injured and police say it did not appear that any bullets struck the Rolls.
The police report uses Ross's real name, William L. Roberts. Ross turned 37 years old on Monday.
