Shyne on Club New York Shooting, “It Opens Wounds”

Former Bad Boy recording artist Shyne Barrow has broken his silence in the wake of a recent sex scandal that involves Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.  Allegations have been brought against the well-known music mogul by a record producer who worked on Diddy’s latest release.  In the wake of those claims, a victim of the December 1999 shooting inside Club New York came forward via a social media video during which she asserted that she was shot by Diddy and not rapper Shyne.  Barrow served almost a decade in prison after being convicted of the shooting, despite maintaining his innocence.  Today, he finally spoke about the allegations made by producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones, as well as the supporting claims made by shooting victim Natania Reuben.

 

Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition

“It opens wounds when you hear, you know, the victim saying that, you know, it was Diddy that shot her… and that was triggered by a lawsuit from a producer that produced on the Love Album who is making accusations and in those accusations, he says that the gentleman confessed to the shooting.  And that is what stands out to me the most because, you know, I’ve done my best to put it behind me and to move forward.  But it certainly reopens the wounds that I’ve been saying this all along, everyone knew all along that I was the fall guy.  But my political enemies and, you know, detractors try to make me into, you know, this criminal.  But everyone knew that I was a young kid that took the fall.  Everyone knew that, that was the story. I’m just saying that I maintained my innocence all this time.  I said I was defending myself, I didn’t get into who did what, but the victim is telling you who did what and I understand that there are other witnesses.  I’m not going to get into that, but it does open wounds and certainly I am relieved that people are saying what the truth is, that I did not shoot those people. I maintain that I never shoot nobody, that there were other guns there.  I’ve always said that, that has not changed and that is the testimony that came out.  Fragments were never removed so there was never any forensic testing to say who it was, but the victims are vindicating me.  Witnesses are vindicating me, but I have moved on, I am not trying to relive that.  And so, I am appreciative of whatever contributions that Diddy has made to help the people of Belize.  I wish him well and I pray for him, and I pray for the alleged victims and if it is true, may justice be served and if it’s not, it’s a tragedy because a global icon would have been destroyed.”