India, May 14 -- Tory Lanez was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed by an inmate in prison earlier this week. The rapper's attacker was identified as Santino Casio, who is currently serving life in prison at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), New York Post reported.

Casio, who is behind bars for life with the possibility of parole, is allegedly being investigated for attacking Lanez. His charges include "second-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, personal use of a dangerous or deadly weapon, and inflict great bodily injury," a representative for the prison told the outlet.

Following his 2004 murder charge, Casio went on to engage in several other crimes. While being incarcerated in 2008,...