Rapper Rick Ross' bullet-riddled Rolls Royce crashes into building as he escapes drive-by shooting after partying with Diddy

Evidence: The car is taken away for study by police forensic officers

Narrow escape! Rick Ross and Sean 'Diddy' Combs pose for a photograph during his birthday celebrations at LIV, Fontainebleau in Miami Beach; the rapper was heading home from the bash when he was attacked in a drive-by shooting

Police said the two occupants of the car were not injured when it slammed into the building on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. 

Local news images showed crime scene investigators marked out on the road where the spent shell casings had fallen. 

Earlier in the evening Ross was pictured wearing a white suit and gold chains as he smoked a cigar, tucked into a huge cake, clutched a bottle of champagne, and partied with the star-studded guest list at his birthday bash.

The scene: Bullet holes could be seen in the glass windows of nearby buildings in pictures tweeted by local news reporters

Beth Balk, a waitress whose was woken by the sound of the car crashing into her building, identified Ross as one of two people in the luxury car. 

Balk, a waitress at the nearby Floridian Restaurant, said she was asleep on the couch when she heard the crash. 

She said she saw a silver Rolls Royce up against her building and looked outside to see a man and a woman who appeared to be stunned. 

Party time: Ross poses with Christina Milian, Diddy, Fabolous and French Montana hours before the shooting

All for me: Rock Ross holds a cigar as he admires his over-the-top birthday cake

The time of his life: The rapper is a prominent member of the Miami scene

Balk was shown a picture of the prominent Miami rapper and said, 'Yes, that's definitely the guy.'

The incident began about 5am with reports of shots being fired along Las Olas Boulevard, according to Detective DeAnna Garcia. 

Investigators later learned that shots from another vehicle had been fired at a the Rolls Royce that was traveling eastbound on Las Olas, Garcia said. 

The Rolls Royce drier attempted to escape the gunfire but lost control of the vehicle and ran into the wall of the apartment building next to the Floridian Restaurant. 

The two people inside the Rolls Royce were not hit by gunfire, police said. 

Target: The luxury vehicle could be seen crashed at an angle after the shooting