In 1994, at age 12, Carter suffered a near-fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. At the time, he said the injury was accidental. However, in September 2018, Carter claimed in interviews that it was an attempted suicide after he was told by his mother that he would have to end his rap-related associations. Carter credits off-duty police officer Robert Hoobler (1956–2022), who he calls "Uncle Bob", with saving his life by insisting the dying child be driven immediately to hospital in a police car rather than waiting for an ambulance to become available. Other accounts indicate that several officers played a part in deciding on and implementing that course of action.
In 1994 at age 12 Carter suffered a near-fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest At the time he said the injury was accidental However in September 2018 Carter claimed in interviews that it was an attempted suicide after he was told by his mother that he would have to end his rap-related associations Carter credits off-duty police officer Robert Hoobler (1956–2022) who he calls "Uncle Bob" with saving his life by insisting the dying child be driven immediately to hospital in a police car rather than waiting for an ambulance to become available Other accounts indicate that several officers played a part in deciding on and implementing that course of action