Obie Trice Shot

Obie Trice was shot while driving through Detroit on New  Year's Eve, police have confirmed.

The rapper, one of Eminem's proteges, is said to have come under  fire at around 1.10am by an unidentified gunman as he drove along the Lodge Freeway with his girlfriend.

Sgt. Mario Gonzales of the Michigan State Police told reporters that Trice had not been seriously injured in the attack and was able to carry on driving and leave the freeway, at which point his girlfriend flagged down police.

Obie Trice was taken to Detroit's Providence Hospital where he was treated and released. It has not been confirmed where the rapper was shot.

Police are currently investigating the incident and no arrests have been made as yet.