The man found to have driven the getaway car in the daylight shooting of an up-and-coming Toronto rapper in 2020 has been sentenced to life, with no chance of parole for 15 years.
On Friday, Superior Court Justice Brian O’Mara handed the decision down to Cjay Hobbs for his role in the“Jenkins was a beloved son, nephew, and brother,” O’Mara said Friday as he read the decision to the court. “He was a talented musician who, by all accounts, had a bright future.”In November, Hobbs was convicted of second-degree murder in the May 26, 2020 shooting, which saw 23 bullets fly outside the Bisha Hotel in Toronto’s Entertainment District.
The video also shows bystanders scattering, including a six-year-old boy and his mother, while two of Jenkins’s associates fire back.“Other people, both old and young on the street, were also deeply impacted by these events,” O’Mara told the court. “The people of Toronto, those who live and work here, have suffered another blow to their sense of safety.”.
“Hobbs also failed to see the danger to several other people who were in the line of fire,” the judge continued. In addition to life in jail, Hobbs was handed a lifetime prohibition on the possession of weapons. He also must submit a sample of DNA to the court and has agreed not to make contact with any members of the victim’s family.Homicide unit investigating after human remains found at site of house fire in Brampton: Peel policePolice identify 29-year-old man shot and killed at Etobicoke condo buildingRCMP seize more than 60 guns, 10,000 rounds from Sask.