LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop star A$AP Rocky is found not guilty of firing a handgun at a former friend, avoiding possible years in prison.

Jurors in Los Angeles reached the verdict Tuesday at the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who was charged with firing a gun at a former friend.

The jury of seven women and five men reached their unanimous decision after deliberating for about three hours.

The hip-hop star was charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. If he was convicted, he could've been sentenced to as much as 24 years in prison.

Prosecutors said Rocky twice fired a gun at his former longtime friend, who goes by A$AP Relli, during a dispute on a Hollywood street in 2021. Relli, the key witness for the prosecution, said his knuckles were grazed by one of the shots, but he was otherwise uninjured.

The defense argued that Rocky fired blanks from a prop gun that he picked up from a music video set.

The Grammy-nominated hip-hop star, fashion mogul, and actor is the longtime partner of singing superstar Rihanna. The two 36-year-olds have two toddler sons together.