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

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FILE - In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Keith Cozart, known as Chief Keef, appears at Minnehaha County Court in Sioux Falls, S.D. Authorities say a shot was fired at a New York hotel early Saturday morning, June 2, 2018, near Chief Keef, but the Chicago rapper wasn\'t hit. A message left with Chief Keef\'s agent Ira Goldenring seeking comment or further details was not immediately returned. (Joe Ahlquist/The Argus Leader via AP, File)

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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