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Rapper MBnel was one of 15 people shot in a mass shooting that took place in Stockton, California, over the weekend.

The 29-year-old (real name Jhonel Dongon) was at a birthday party for his friend’s two-year-old daughter when shots were fired, resulting in the death of three children and one adult.

According to the New York Post, MBnel’s father said the incident took place at Monkey Space on November 29th.

As a result of the shooting, the rapper and his wife were both injured. MBnel is currently hiding after fearing for his life.

He was living in Sacramento but returned to Stockton to meet up with some friends at the birthday party.

Speaking on his condition, his father said, “He was shot, but he is OK. He called me and said, ‘Don’t say anything to anybody.’ My daughter-in-law was hit in the butt. We are worried. I’m worried about my wife, but I can’t do anything about it.”

This isn’t the first time MBnel has been shot. During an interview with Passion of the Weiss, he opened up about being struck at the age of 14.

“I was 14 years old at the park,” he began. “I was with a group of friends and we were chilling over there at the playground at Mattie Harrell on 8th Street. We see a vehicle, and I’m 14, so I’m not worried about none of that. We’re kids, we don’t trip over that. My friend was older, he was about 16/17, and I was with him. I didn’t even notice it until he pointed it out, and he just started shooting.”

He continued, “Luckily, there was a mini wall in between us where the playground is, so we just started ducking in the street, a couple yards away from where the playground is, so it didn’t really hit us. It was hitting the wall, but he was too far to really get good aim. He didn’t even get outside the car; it was just a drive-by.”

MBnel released his latest album, EPOCH, in April. His biggest song on Spotify has over 37 million streams.