‘Only carry a gun if you’re going to use it’: The macho boasts of bungling rapper who opened fire at T.I. concert in battle that left one dead – before shooting HIMSELF in the leg

The rapper charged with attempted murder after the shooting at a T.I. concert in New York that left one dead and three wounded has regularly spoken about gun violence.

Troy Ave, whose real name is Roland Collins, was arrested after the shooting on Wednesday night and surveillance footage appears to show him opening fire.

The video shows a man who looks like the Brooklyn-based rapper bursting into a VIP room at the back of the venue and firing a handgun once before fleeing.

Ronald McPhatter, Collins' close friend and bodyguard, died after being shot in the stomach at Irving Plaza concert hall.

Another man survived after being shot in the chest and a 26-year-old woman took a bullet to the leg.

Collins shot himself in the leg with a 9mm handgun during the gun battle.

The aspiring rapper regularly tweeted about guns, and once said he would 'rather accidentally get a b***h pregnant than catch a gun charge'.

Surveillance footage at Irving Plaza captured the moment the gunman, believed to be aspiring rapper Troy Ave, stormed into the backstage VIP area 

The gunman, thought to be Troy Ave, stopped and aimed the weapon at someone who is not pictured within the scope of the camera, and fired one shot 

Shots fired: A gunshot rang out as revelers dived for cover and a woman was heard screaming in pain 

After pulling the trigger, the gunman, thought to be Troy Ave, then can be seen in the video running moments later with a man following close behind him 

Aspiring rapper Troy Ave (pictured) has been arrested for his alleged role in the shooting. He accidentally shot himself in the leg during the chaos 

In another tweet, he wrote: 'U shouldnt Carry A Gun If u are scared 2 Use It. You'll only end up hurting yourself or a Innocent Person Real Talk.'

He also posted: 'Man i jus had a Nightmare that i got arrested with a Gun, i was mad upset.' 

Collins also wrote that he was regularly told as a child to not carry a weapon, but other tweets about firearm laws suggest he was against restrictions on gun ownership.

The CCTV footage appears to show him firing a gun after entering the backstage with two other men.

In separate cell phone footage, gunshots are heard before men and women are seen running and ducking for cover. One woman is heard screaming: 'My leg, my leg!' 

Collins, who was set to perform at the show, had a beef with another rapper called Maino, the New York Daily News reported. 

Collins regularly tweeted about guns, and once said he would 'rather accidentally get a b***h pregnant than catch a gun charge'

Collins also wrote that he was regularly told as a child to not carry a weapon, but other tweets about firearm laws suggest he was against restrictions on gun ownership

Rapper T.I (center) is seen alongside Anderson .Paak (left) backstage before his appearance at Irving Plaza in New York. His performance was cancelled before he could make it onto the stage 

Cell phone footage shows the chaos that unfolded after shots were fired inside a concert venue where rapper T.I. was performing. One person was killed and three people were wounded in the shooting 

Gunshots can be heard on video taken using a cell phone in a small area backstage. T.I was getting ready for his set when the gun shots rang out

Revelers are seen running and ducking for cover while a woman is heard screaming 'my leg, my leg'

Maino had just left the stage when at least five shots rang out, sources said.

The source told the newspaper: 'There is clear video, very graphic video. He walks right out, women all around, and starts shooting his gun.

'It's an ongoing rap group rivalry, him and Maino.'

Authorities said Thursday that 33-year-old Ronald McPhatter was fatally shot in the stomach during Wednesday night's shooting.  

In addition, police say 26-year-old Maggie Heckstall was shot in the leg and 34-year-old Christopher Vinson was shot in the chest.

Collins, Heckstall and Vinson are in stable condition.

Heckstall, who is still recovering in hospital, told the New York Daily News that she plans to sue. 

'We expect to be filing a claim against all responsible parties,' her attorney said. 'She will be undergoing surgery to remove the bullet from her knee.'

The 26-year-old model may have to have metal rods fitted inside her legs and was visited by the rapper 50 cent in hospital on Thursday.  

Hurt: Christopher Vinson, 34, was shot in the chest. Police said he was in a stable condition on Thursday

Ronald McPhatter, 33, (left and right) was fatally shot in the stomach during Wednesday night's shooting 

Family of shot dead victim: Shanduke McPhatter, left, brother of Ronald McPhatter, and his mother Rose McPhatter, right, are surrounded by supporters during a news conference outside of Irving Plaza on Thursday

MODEL, 26, WHO WAS SHOT IN THE LEG DURING BIRTHDAY WEEK PARTY AT THE T.I. CONCERT AS SHE HUNG OUT WITH THE RAPPER BACKSTAGE

Maggie Carrie Heckstall, 26, was shot in the leg during the T.I. concert.

The event was part of her week-long birthday celebration. 

She was backstage with T.I. and 10 other people when two men got into a fight.  

Heckstall, a model from the Bronx, took to Facebook and Instagram on Thursday to assure friends she was ok. 

'I'm SO VERY grateful for life,' she wrote. 

Survivor: Maggie Carrie Heckstall, 26, was shot in the leg during the T.I. concert

'I'm SO VERY grateful for life,' she wrote on Instagram. The model was backstage with T.I. when she was shot

The event was part of Heckstall's week-long birthday celebration

Investigators say it doesn't appear T.I. was involved in the dispute.

Liv Hoffman, 19, was in the balcony VIP area to the left of the stage when the shooting happened. She said there had been some kind of argument between two groups of people before the shooting. 

A girl she had been talking to was one of the victims. 'The girl next to me was shot point blank, and men picked her up and carried her out,' Hoffman said, still shaken by the events that unfolded right in front of her.

'For two-to-three minutes we still heard firing, still heard shots, we were clutching each other making sure no one was getting hit.'

Hoffman added: 'I ran out, just trying to look for my friends, just trying to see if everyone was OK. Everyone was hysterical.'  

Police said metal detectors were set up at Irving Plaza, a 1,025-person ballroom-style music venue, but witnesses said security getting into the concert was lax. 

Elijah Rodriguez was attending the concert with his sister and they were in the VIP area by the stage. 

He said T.I. was supposed to go on stage at 9pm or 9.30pm but 'he never showed up'. 

Rodriguez said that at about 10pm the venue started playing music again, and at about 10.15pm, he saw a line of people coming out from where the performers were coming onstage.

'All the sudden I heard someone saying that there was a shot, that someone got shot,' Rodriguez said. 

'It was scary to deal with. When I got outside, like literally across the street, there were a few girls having, like, panic attacks.

'One girl thought she saw someone get shot in front of her,' he said, adding that T.I. was not onstage when the shots were fired.

T.I. sent the above tweet on Thursday afternoon in reference to the fatal shooting at Irving Plaza

Mayhem ensued inside the venue after gunshots rang out, causing panicked concertgoers to flee for safety

T.I. released a statement lamenting the shooting on Instagram on Thursday.

'My heart is heavy today. Our music is intended to save lives, like it has mine and many others. My heartfelt condolences to the family that suffered the loss & my prayers are with all those injured. Respectfully, Tip.' 

Collins' arrest came a few hours before New York City's police commissioner Bill Bratton called rap artists 'basically thugs'.  

The city's top cop slammed rappers' actions in a WCBS radio interview as footage emerged of the chaos that unfolded as the shots were fired inside Irving Plaza. 

'The crazy world of these so-called rap artists who are basically thugs that basically celebrate violence they did all their lives,' Bratton said.

'Unfortunately, that violence often times manifests itself during their performances.'

He added: 'The background of a lot of these young people, they are significant artists in that world... but unfortunately the lifestyles that they lived... often time follows them into the entertainment world and the success they have in it.'

This image taken from a video shows chaotic scenes of concertgoers inside Irving Plaza after the deadly shooting

Video shot inside the venue showed a chaotic scene as concert-goers rushed to the sides in an attempt to leave the area as a group of people tended to a person on the floor.

'We saw, like, two people up on the VIP arguing, and then everybody started running because they heard the shots,' one witness told CBS2. 

'It was terrifying. We just kept running with everybody else because they were running for their lives, so we just started running, and I fell, and I got stomped on a little bit. My shoe came off.'

Another witness told the station: 'We had no idea where it was coming from, so we just were running out for the exit, you know, anywhere we possibly could.' 

Representatives for T.I., whose real name is Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., said they were referring all questions about the shooting to police. 

At the time of the shooting, at least 1,000 people were inside the venue, according to PIX11. 

Following the incident, the building was cleared as police investigated and searched for any other victims.

People are seen standing outside Irving Plaza on Wednesday night

At the time of the shooting, at least 1,000 people were reportedly inside the venue

Police have recovered ballistic evidence, according to CBS2.

T.I. was set to perform at Irving Plaza and then 1 OAK later on Wednesday, however the NYPD reportedly shut down the club.

The 35-year-old Atlanta rapper started in the music business in 2001 and is the founder of Grand Hustle Records. 

He has released nine studio albums and recorded hits such as Whatever You Like, Live Your Life with Rihanna and About the Money with Young Thug.

He has also starred in several movies and television shows such as Boss and American Gangster.

In 2006, shots were fired at a show he performed at in Cincinnati during which his friend and personal assistant Philant Johnson was killed.