Gunshots erupt after Fetty Wap nearly robbed at New Jersey deli

PATERSON, N.J. — Three men ended up in the hospital from gunshot wounds after attempting to rob rapper Fetty Wap at a deli early Sunday.

Wap, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, and some friends were ordering food at a 24-hour deli around 5 a.m. when there was an attempt to rob him, according to the Paterson Times.

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Wap was not injured in the incident, police said.

A wounded 34-year-old man and a 37-year-old were found near the deli and taken to the hospital. A 33-year-old man, thought to have also been involved in the incident, went to a hospital in Hackensack. All men suffered non-fatal injuries, according to police.

Paterson Deputy Police Chief Troy Oswald said Wap and his friends are not suspects in the shooting or the robbery, according to the Paterson Press.