NEW ORLEANS- The police officer who saved Lil Wayne’s life after accidentally shooting himself as a boy has died.
Robert Hoobler, who called Lil Wayne called “Uncle Bob”, was found dead in his home on Friday, reports FOX 8. It’s unclear what Hoobler died from.
Lil Wayne posted a photo of Hoobler with a touching caption that read: “Everything happens for a reason. I was dying when I met u at this very spot. U refused to let me die. Everything that doesn’t happen, doesn’t happen for a reason. That reason being you and faith. RIP uncle Bob. Aunt Kathie been waiting for u. I’ll love & miss u both and live for us all.”
On November 11,1994, Hoobler, who was off duty, heard a call from a dispatcher that a young boy had a self-inflicted gunshot wound and needed immediate help.
Hoobler raced over to Lil Wayne’s residence, who was 12 at the time, and kicked the door down to help him. With no ambulance in sight, Hoobler picked Wayne up, put him in his vehicle and drove him straight to the hospital, saving his life.
Lil Wayne has said in interviews that as he bled on the floor from his gunshot wound, his family didn’t help him because they were more concerned about the illegal guns that were in the home.
RIP UNCLE BOB…
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