Overview

• Rapper Tory Lanez was stabbed 14 times on May 12, 2025, by fellow inmate Santino Casio at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi.
• Casio, serving a life sentence for second-degree murder, claims he acted in self-defense after hearing rumors that Lanez had placed a bounty on him.
• Casio alleges he saw a suspicious lump in Lanez’s pocket, believed it was a weapon, and attacked him, though Lanez’s legal team disputes these claims.
• Lanez suffered serious injuries, including collapsed lungs, but has since recovered and been transferred to another facility for his safety.
• The incident has intensified debates on inmate safety, self-defense claims, and Lanez’s ongoing efforts to secure a pardon for his 2020 conviction involving Megan Thee Stallion.