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Wu-Tang Clan Affiliate Shot on Staten Island Street, Reports Say

By Nicholas Rizzi | December 12, 2016 12:59pm

PORT RICHMOND — A rapper affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan has been shot in the neck, police and reports said.

Solomon Childs, whose real name is Ryan Dale, was shot in front of Oznico clothing store, at 1418 Forest Ave., at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the NYPD and the New York Post.

Childs, the older brother of original Wu-Tang member Cappadonna, was hit in the neck and back and taken to Richmond University Medical Center, the Staten Island Advance reported.

His injuries aren't life threatening and police are investigating the shooting as a robbery, the Advance reported.