Lil Wayne Pledged Financial Support To Police Officer Who Saved His Life, Pair Stay In Touch

Former New Orleans police officer Robert Hoobler, a.k.a. “Uncle Bob,” told TMZ on Tuesday that rapper Lil Wayne has offered to financially support him or help him with anything else he needs; all the former officer has to do is call.

Hoobler was the officer who saved Wayne, real name Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 12. The rapper has come forward in recent years to talk about the suicide attempt and mental health.

“Hoobler, an ex-police officer, said that he saw Wayne when he was in New Orleans for a radio show in 2019. When they ran into each other, he told Hoobler that he would provide him with financial support if he needed it — all he had to do is say when,” Page Six reported.

Page Six noted that Hoobler has not taken any money from Wayne despite the offer, “but there have been talks about him joining Weezy’s team in some sort of administrative capacity,” TMZ reported.