EXCLUSIVE: Details Emerge In Keion White Shooting In Civil Suit Against Lil Baby

Lil Baby faces a lawsuit from a woman who says she was grazed by a bullet while standing behind Keion White, offering a detailed account of the nightclub confrontation that left the San Francisco 49ers player wounded.

Chandler McBride, a close friend of White, accused the rapper and the operators of Dahlia Lounge SF of putting her in the line of fire during his private party. Her complaint, obtained by AllHipHop.com, describes three security checkpoints, guests being pushed aside for the rapper’s group and gunfire that left a burn hole in her shorts.

The suit alleges that men in Lil Baby’s entourage fired the shots.

That claim differs from the police account: investigators had found no connection between the rapper and the shooting suspects, KQED reported.

According to the complaint, McBride arrived around 12:30 A.M. on February 9 for White’s invite-only gathering in the club’s basement. About 30 to 40 people were there.

Guests passed through security at the main entrance and at the top and bottom of the basement stairs, with pat-downs and bag checks.

She says the venue handled all security, including for the private party, and White didn’t hire a separate team.

Around 3 A.M., the rapper arrived with a large group, the suit alleges. He had been invited to the club but not to White’s event. After initially receiving a VIP area on the main floor, he asked to move downstairs for more privacy.

According to McBride, security cleared space in the basement for the arriving entourage, displacing people already attending White’s event instead of enforcing the earlier entry checks.

White objected to the group’s arrival, the suit says. He told them they were strangers and not welcome at his private gathering.

“Members of [Lil Baby]’s entourage reacted with hostility. Two men from the entourage attempted to punch Mr. White, and moments later two men from the entourage produced firearms and opened fire into the private room,” the complaint alleges.

McBride says she was directly behind the NFL player when the shooting began.

“She recorded the chaos on her cell phone, was grazed by a bullet on her right thigh, and experienced an immediate panic attack as the room erupted in gunshots. The bullet left a burn hole in the shorts [McBride] was wearing and caused bruising, scrapes, and scratches to her right thigh,” the complaint states.

White was shot in the ankle. Amid the adrenaline and confusion, she says she did not realize she had also been struck until the following day.

The suit blames inconsistent screening for allowing armed people toward the private room. It also accuses the venue’s operators of failing to separate the groups, remove hostile guests or summon police before the shooting.

Lil Baby faces a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress alongside the other defendants. The separate negligence and premises-liability counts target the venue defendants.

“[Lil Baby] owed [McBride] a duty to exercise ordinary care in his own conduct on the Premises, including in requesting and directing the movement of his entourage into the basement area where Mr. White’s private event was underway,” the complaint states.

Her lawyers allege he increased the danger by moving the group downstairs and failing to exercise reasonable control over its members. The complaint does not accuse him of firing a weapon.

In the separate criminal case, prosecutors announced charges against Gregory Walker and Curtis Green on October 14. They accused Walker and another man of firing guns and Green of brandishing one.

McBride describes continuing psychological harm as well as her leg injury.

She says she started therapy shortly after the shooting and still attends weekly sessions, reporting nightmares, flashbacks, panic attacks and difficulty feeling comfortable in public.

She seeks a jury trial and damages for physical pain, emotional distress, treatment costs and lost earnings. The complaint does not specify a dollar amount.