In yet another instance of violence in Toronto, local rapper Smoke Dawg was reportedly shot and killed in the city on Saturday.
The shooting happened in the area of Queen Street West and Peter Street, in the city’s Entertainment District, shortly before 8 p.m. Multiple shots were heard outside Cube Nightclub, reports Toronto based news agency CP24. A total of three victims were immediately located and rushed to a nearby hospital, according to the Police. One of the male victims later died of his injuries in hospital and Smoke Dawg’s affiliates confirmed he was the deceased person.
The area where the shooting happened was filled with tourists as it was the Canada Day weekend. “We heard multiple, multiple gunshots. They came in two sets. There was a set of three to four, four to five and then a pause and then another set of literally three to four, four to five,” one witness said.
Smoke Dawg was Jamaican and a member of the Halal Gang, made up of him along with Puffy L’z, Mo-G, and SAFE. Smoke Dawg had ties with Drake’s OVO and served as the opening act on the superstar’s Boy Meets World European tour last year. He even surprised the London crowd by bringing out Drizzy last year at the XOYO nightclub. Smoke released a new song called ‘Fountain Freestyle’ just last week. He was working on his debut album. Rest in peace.
UPDATE: Drake reacts to the killing on his Instagram stories. Below is a screenshot.
