Submitted by: kirkland on Tuesday March 01st, 2005 at 02:43 AM EST

A man was shot in the leg Monday night in the lobby of a Manhattan radio station while rapper 50 Cent was making an on-air appearance, police said.

According to Newsday, the injured man was a member of 50 Cent's entourage. The newspaper reported that the shooting happened shortly after 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, announced he was dropping his protege The Game from his hip-hop clique, G-Unit.

The victim was not identified, but officials said he was taken to a local hospital and is in stable condition. The shooting occurred at Hot 97 around 10p.m Monday night, 50 Cent was rushed out of the building afterwards and was not harmed.

Update: The victim has been identified as Kevin Reed, of Compton, California. It was confirmed that Reed was a member of The Game's entourage, and not of 50 Cent's. An investigation is still underway to determine what was the cause of the incident and who may be responsible.