Gun Shots: Floyd Mayweather Tour Bus Shot Up in Atlanta, Bodyguard Shot.
7:04 AM PT — Cops tell TMZ.com … they believe Floyd was in one of the SUVs in the entourage that was targeted by the shooter.
Floyd was NOT injured in the attack and it’s unclear if he was the specific target. We’re also told cops do NOT have a suspect in custody at this point.
According to TMZ, Floyd Mayweather’s tour bus was shot up in Atlanta. Despite being in one of the vehicles that were targeted, Mayweather was not injured.
However, one of the retired boxer’s bodyguards was reportedly shot in the leg. The incident took place early Monday morning (April 9) outside of the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead. Police said that three vehicles that were part of Mayweather’s motorcade were shot at after another vehicle pulled up beside them at an intersection and started firing off several shots. Police said, “All three vehicles fled and reported being followed for a distance.”
Additional Update- CNN Reports...The vehicles left a club and were en route to the InterContinental when a vehicle pulled alongside the motorcade at an intersection and opened fire on one of the vehicles, Bender said. The intersection is along a strip of Peachtree Road replete with restaurants, shopping malls, high-end boutiques and upscale hotels.
The drivers of the three vehicles fled, and the shooter’s vehicle followed, she said. After losing the shooter’s vehicle, the driver carrying the bodyguard rerouted to Grady, where the bodyguard received treatment for a gunshot wound to the leg, Bender said.
Mayweather and his entourage had spent at least part of the night at a club not far from Buckhead. Both Mayweather’s and the club’s social media accounts promoted his appearance there earlier Sunday.
The club also posted video of Mayweather enjoying music in the packed club as other patrons threw what appeared to be money into the air. At one point, a tub of champagne bottles adorned with sparklers was paraded through the club.