Shot fired but rapper Chief Keef not hit at New York hotel

In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Keith Cozart, known as Chief Keef, appears at Minnehaha County Court in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (The Argus Leader via AP)

NEW YORK — Authorities say a shot was fired at a New York City hotel near Chief Keef, but the Chicago rapper wasn’t hit.

New York police say the shot was fired outside the W Hotel in midtown Manhattan around 4:40 a.m. Saturday. They couldn’t say whether 22-year-old Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Farrelle Cozart, was the target.

A message left with Chief Keef’s agent Ira Goldenring seeking comment or further details wasn’t immediately returned.

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