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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s mother, Natividad Perez-Hernandez, was violently held during a terrifying home invasion at her Florida residence on Sunday night, according to authorities.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office officials said deputies were dispatched to the property shortly before 10 p.m. after receiving reports of an active robbery, according to the Sun Sentinel.
In a statement to the publication, spokesperson Teri Barbera confirmed that four masked intruders forced their way inside the home and held the 60-year-old victim at gunpoint while tearing through the house in search of valuables.
Investigators say one of the suspects restrained Perez-Hernandez as the others ransacked rooms and demanded to know where cash and keys were kept.
By the time officers arrived, the group had already fled, possibly in a waiting vehicle. A K-9 unit was deployed but was unable to track the assailants.
The incident unfolded at the same time Tekashi 6ix9ine – real name Daniel Hernandez – was livestreaming with YouTuber Jack Doherty.
Doherty himself had made headlines a day earlier following an arrest in Miami on drug-related allegations.
6ix9ine addressed the situation directly on Instagram Stories, claiming misinformation was spreading about the break-in. The rapper said the intruders deliberately targeted the home after realizing he was away, a rare exception to the house-arrest restrictions he has been under.
‘I’ve been on house arrest. Everybody knows that,’ he said, displaying his ankle monitor on camera. ‘Yesterday, they let me leave for work. People saw I was on livestream… they took that opportunity to do some cowardly s***.’
He condemned the attack as especially despicable because it involved his mother.
‘My mom is 60 years old,’ he said. ‘Y’all know I’m supposed to be home. Y’all saw me in Miami and did that. Nobody respects that.’
The burglary comes as the rapper continues to live with the fallout of his highly publicized legal saga.
In 2018, 6ix9ine became one of the most controversial figures in hip-hop after agreeing to testify for federal prosecutors against members of the Nine Trey Bloods.
Facing a sweeping federal indictment that included racketeering, firearm possession, and charges linked to armed robbery and attempted murder, he avoided what could have been a decades-long prison sentence by cooperating with authorities.
His cooperation came after years of mounting legal troubles. Before the federal case, 6ix9ine had already been embroiled in a separate criminal matter stemming from a 2015 incident involving a minor.
He pleaded guilty to the use of a child in a sexual performance, which was a charge that required him to abide by a set of conditions, including probation and restrictions on future behavior.
After testifying for the prosecution against several Nine Trey members, 6ix9ine was sentenced to two years in prison in December 2019 — a dramatically reduced term compared with the 47-year minimum he initially faced.
He was released early in April 2020 to serve the remainder of his sentence on house arrest, a decision granted partly due to concerns about COVID-19 exposure in federal facilities.
Metro has contacted Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
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