Toronto rapper Houdini was shot and killed in downtown Toronto on Tuesday afternoon. He was 21. Police say a 21-year-old man was pronounced dead and two others were injured after gunfire erupted around 4 p.m.
Tuesday outside the Bisha Hotel in Toronto’s Entertainment District. Toronto police confirmed the victim was Houdini, whose real name is Dimarjio Antonio Jenkins.
A 15-year-old boy and a 27-year-old woman who were also injured in the incident are expected to recover. Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders said it appears the shooting was targeted. “It turns out the suspect vehicle, based on the evidence we have right now, was waiting for about 40 minutes,” Saunders said.