Heroic Officer Who Saved Lil Wayne’s Life Speaks
“It’s sad to see somebody get involved with guns like that – any kid, no matter who they are,” said Robert Hoobler, a New Orleans Police Department cop for two decades.
“I’m sorry to see that happened to him, but at least he admitted to what happened and took his medicine,” said Hoobler, 53, who now works for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.
They crossed paths in 1994 when Lil Wayne was a seventh grader living in New Orleans’ rough Hollygrove neighborhood. A call came in for shots fired, and Hoobler and other cops rushed to the address.
“We heard loud music the first time, but nothing the second time – just a little voice moaning for help,” Hoobler said.
The cops kicked in the door and found Lil Wayne covered in blood. He had dragged himself from the bedroom to the front of the apartment, leaving a bloody trail.
There were no ambulances immediately available, so Hoobler cradled Lil Wayne in his arms as they raced in a police cruiser to the nearest hospital.
That saved the rapper’s life, doctors said.
“Now that I finally got a hold of his new CD, and see that it really turned out good, I hope he makes more of them,” he said.
via Daily News

















