Setback for Cyndi Lauper: her son is arrested after a dangerous shooting in New York

The son of Cyndi Lauper (70), Dex Lauper Tool (26), was arrested this Thursday in the Harlem neighborhood (New York, USA) after a shooting occurred in which one person was injured. The Police suspect his involvement.

The rapper, whose real name is Wallace Thornton Lauper Tool, was arrested after a 24-year-old man was shot in the leg during a fight. The Police searched the musician, who was in the vicinity of the altercation, and detained him for criminal possession of a gun and drugs.

The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital and his life is not in danger, according to reports. The New York Post. Authorities have not yet confirmed whether he was involved in the fight. Likewise, nor it is the first time that the young person has had problems with the law.

In 2022, the son of the author of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and the actor David Thornton (70) was already arrested after driving a stolen Mercedes. He avoided jail after reaching an agreement with the Prosecutor's Office.

He pleaded guilty to disturbing public order and The judge ordered him to complete five days of community service. and avoid any type of sanction for one year. Shortly after the sentence was announced, he resumed his life as a rapper and announced that he had recorded two songs with his mother.