Young Thug and Birdman Cleared of Claims in 2015 Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooting Lawsuit
Young Thug Birdman cleared from the 2015 Lil Wayne tour bus shooting lawsuit as a Georgia judge dismissed both artists and their record labels from the long-running civil case on November 10, 2026.
The lawsuit, filed in 2017 by Alvin Lewis, Lil Wayne's tour bus driver during the 2015 shooting, accused Birdman, Young Thug, PeeWee Roscoe, and others of assault, battery, racketeering, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The shooting took place on April 26, 2015, in Atlanta on Interstate 285, targeting Lil Wayne’s tour bus, though no one was injured.
The judge’s decision to dismiss Birdman and Young Thug was based on findings that Birdman was not in Georgia during the shooting and that no admissible evidence linked him or Cash Money Records to the incident.
- PeeWee Roscoe, Young Thug’s former road manager, was implicated in the shooting and eventually pleaded guilty to related charges.
- Charges against PeeWee included aggravated assault, terroristic threats, possession of a firearm by a felon, and criminal gang activity.
- Although Birdman and Young Thug were initially named as co-conspirators, neither was ever criminally charged.
The case gained attention after PeeWee Roscoe implicated Birdman, claiming the shooting stemmed from contractual disputes between Lil Wayne and Birdman. Birdman consistently denied any involvement in the incident.
Following subsequent legal proceedings and appeals, PeeWee Roscoe received a seven-year sentence in 2020. The conflicts involving Lil Wayne, Young Thug, and Birdman have since been reportedly resolved, with no further criminal charges against the two artists related to the shooting.
This dismissal marks a significant development in the complex legal case from the 2015 shooting, clarifying the roles and responsibilities of those originally named in the lawsuit.
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