Rapper lethally targeted in brazen gunplay on downtown Toronto street

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The terrifying gunplay that killed Dimarjio Jenkins, 21, who went by the rap name Houdini, also left two people injured, including a 15-year-old boy now charged with firearms offences and a woman bystander

“He quite clearly has no regard for human life,” Det.-Sgt. Andy Singh said of a wanted suspect. “This was an active gunfight happening on one of the busiest street corners of our city. This is unacceptable.”According to police, at least 23 shots were fired in Tuesday’s firefight in the Entertainment District that erupted after suspects waiting in a parked car for Jenkins, who had an AirBnB nearby, got out and opened fire on him.

The woman was loading her car while the boy waited for her. At one point, the child, who had been in the line of fire, ducked into a nearby vestibule to shield himself. Jenkins grew up in Brampton, Ont., and was said to be one of the most-streamed independent Canadian rappers. Warner Music Canada, which worked with him on a compilation album showcasing Toronto’s “rising stars,” had said in a statement he was “exceptionally talented.”“Houdini had unlimited potential as an artist and we are incredibly saddened that his life was cut short,” said Steve Kane, president of Warner Music Canada.

 

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How can a 15 yr old boy legally own a gun? I thought our system banned it... Justin can you please ban all criminals?

Throw them brazenly in jail for 30+ years. You do that in broad daylight on a busy street? You’re toast. They know they’re gonna get caught & rot in jail. And they don’t f’ing care. Houdini Murder

Why doesn’t Trudeau see this as a priority to clean up our streets and make the streets safe to walk. He picks a fight with legal gun owners as he know legal firearm owner as easy picking as they obey the laws when criminals hide and it hard work to find them.

Rap ban please.

Right, the rapper was mistaken for a turkey in broad daylight and was shot with a legal hunting firearm! This shooing will be used by Trudeau to strengthen his firearm ban for legal & registered firearms.

Ummm gunplay...

And the best is yet to come thanks to Side Show Billy and his gun control adventure!! Canadians are in peril!

Maybe we should try addressing this issue instead of wasting a billion dollars confiscating lawfully owned firearms.

TrudeauNotFitForOffice

yeh, I'm sure he was targeted for his 'rapping'.

Mandatory sentences needed!

It has to become clear to Canadians, using this gunfight as an example..that disarming law abiding sports shooters of their legal firearms, will do absolutely nothing to prevent killings like this by thugs who are banned from owning guns using illegal guns with illegal magazines.

So blessed for this cultural enrichment on our city streets.

But the legal owners are the problem right?

Its not brazen anything, these gangsters are fearless & why not, name a consequence they fear in the legal system?

Those people should have their PAL revoked!

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