A Brampton teenager has been arrested in connection with the slaying of a well-known Toronto rapper who was gunned down more than two years ago in the city’s entertainment district.
On May 26, 2020, Toronto Police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of King Street West and Blue Jays Way around 4 p.m.
The shooting erupted in broad daylight in an area that is normally busy with many pedestrians during the day.
Witnesses said they heard up to 10 gunshots before police arrived at the scene a short time later.
Dimarjio Jenkins, who is also known as the rapper Houdini, was found with gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Jenkins, 21, was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital.
A 15-year-old boy, who was with Jenkins and allegedly fired, was also injured in the shooting, as was a 27-year-old woman who police say was a bystander.
Police said Jenkins was likely the target.
Two weeks later, at a memorial for the rapper, a shooting occurred in a parking lot on Beverly Hills Drive, near Jane Street and the 401 Freeway.
Police said a vehicle stopped at the memorial and a shooter got out and opened fire on the crowd. Then at least five people attending the vigil returned fire, police said. According to police, more than 60 rounds were fired from at least four weapons of different calibers during the incident.
A short time later, police said two people at the memorial were taken to a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds.
Two suspects were arrested in that shooting, police said.
On Aug. 13, Peel Regional Police said they made an arrest in connection with Jenkins’ homicide.
Last week, officers investigated a vehicle near a business in the area of Eglinton Avenue East and Dixie Road in Mississauga, police said.
Two firearms were located in the vehicle and a 19-year-old man in the vehicle was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for firearm-related offenses in connection with the Jenkins case.
The teenager, who is from Brampton, was a juvenile at the time of Jenkins’ murder and cannot be identified under the terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
He was arrested and held for a bail hearing.
Anyone with information about the homicide case is asked to contact police at 905-453-2121 extension 3515 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).