Report: Kamaiyah arrested after accidentally firing gun during movie screening

The Oakland rapper was reportedly charged with felony negligent discharge of a firearm.

September 23, 2019
Report: Kamaiyah arrested after accidentally firing gun during movie screening Kamaiyah attends the premiere screening of "The Bobby Brown Story" presented by BET and Toyota at the Paramount Theatre on August 29, 2018 in Hollywood, California.   Jesse Grant/Getty

Kamaiyah was arrested after accidentally shooting a gun at a San Fernando Valley apartment, TMZ reports. The alleged incident took place during a movie screening at the property. Nobody was hurt during the incident and Kamaiyah was bailed after posting $35,000 bail.

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According to TMZ, the shot was fired by accident after Kamaiyah took a gun out of her bag and began playing with it. Though the incident was unintentional, police checked security footage and charged the rapper with felony negligent discharge of a firearm.

Kamaiyah's most recent mixtape, Before I Wake, dropped in 2017. Earlier this year she released new song "Windows" alongside Quavo and Tyga.

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Report: Kamaiyah arrested after accidentally firing gun during movie screening