Lil Wayne was candid about the traumatic experience he endured after shooting himself in the chest as a child, and he has always offered public praise for the New Orleans police officer who saved his life today. there.
According to reports, the former officer Robert Hoobler, unfortunately passed away Died at age 65. Hoobler is presumed dead at his home in Jefferson Parish on Friday and his cause of death has yet to be released.
Robert Hoobler, affectionately known as ‘Uncle Bob’, met Lil Wayne on November 11, 1994. Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. was 12 years old at the time, and authorities searched his home after he intentionally shot himself. to my chest with a 9mm pistol.
Wayne has spoken about the breakdown in his music and in numerous interviews since, but he gave the most details about the incident in an interview with Emmanuel Acho. Wayne admits that his decision to shoot himself was the basis for facing his mental health issues.
Robert Hoobler, the cop who saved Lil Wayne’s life as a child, has died aged 65🕊 pic.twitter.com/6XdtN6Jsqz
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In his recollection of that afternoon, Wayne reveals that Uncle Bob was the only response officer to admit that he shot himself, while every other officer searched his home for more guns and drugs.
How I knew I had a mental health problem was because I pulled the trigger. I aimed at my heart but didn’t feel anything even though I didn’t experience any pain. It was a shock. I woke up to the police knocking on my door and that’s what woke me up.”
He detailed how Uncle Bob discovered his bleeding ribcage and condemned the other officers as they ran through Wayne’s childhood home.
They see me, they just jump over me and go through the house saying ‘I found drugs, I found a gun.’ And so a man named Uncle Bob and he ran up there. When he came to the top of the steps and saw me there, he refused to step past me. One of them was screaming like ‘I’ve got drugs,’ and that’s when he went crazy. And he said, ‘I’m not against being drug-free. Can’t you see the baby on the ground? ‘”
Despite being the hero of Wayne’s story, Officer Hoober’s career came to an end in 2012 when he was fired for using a mission on a man during an arrest.
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