Rapper Remy Ma arrested in NY weekend shooting

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Female rapper Remy Ma was arrested on attempted murder charges in the weekend shooting of another woman in a nightclub district of Manhattan, police said on Sunday.

The Grammy-nominated rapper, whose real name is Remy Smith, turned herself in on Saturday and was also charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon.

The victim suffered a gunshot wound and was hospitalized in stable condition. The shooting occurred in New York's meatpacking district, a popular nightlife area near Greenwich Village.

The shooting followed a dispute after Smith and her companions left a nightspot. Local media reported the women were friends, and the victim identified Smith as having shot her.

Smith, 26, a Bronx native and resident of Cliffside Park, New Jersey, won the 2005 BET award for best female hip-hop artist and was nominated for a Grammy in 2004 when she performed with Terror Squad for "Lean Back." Her solo hits have included "Conceited" and "Feels So Good."