Rapper Andre Johnson, also known as Christ Bearer, cut off his penis and leaped from his apartment in Los Angeles on Wednesday, reports TMZ.
Quoting Los Angeles Police Sgt. William Mann, a CNN report says that the 32-year-old rapper sustained severe injuries owing to the fall from the building's second level and was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center along with his recovered penis.
"Johnson jumped from a second-story building in the 4500 block of Colfax Avenue," Mann said. "He was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, but the extent of his injuries was unknown."
Johnson's friends who live in the building told TMZ that Johnson cut his penis off and jumped from the second floor without any warning. The incident happened so quickly that by the time friends made it to the ground floor, the rapper was on his feet and "running around screaming," the website reported.
No hard drugs were reportedly involved. Rather, those present attributed the rapper's actions to mental health issues.
While the reason behind the bizarre actions of the rapper have yet to be ascertained, investigators are trying to determine what prompted him to act in this manner.
The CNN report adds that the incident occurred just a day after Johnson posted links to a new music video with rapper Rugged Monk on Facebook and Twitter. In fact, "Oooh!," a music video featuring him and Monk, went up on YouTube just hours before the incident.
Johnson's recording credits include "When the Guns Come Out," which was included on the soundtrack of the 2004 film "Blade: Trinity."
