02 Jul 2018

Drake remembers collaborator Smoke Dawg who was killed in Toronto shooting

Ottawa — Canadian police say a rapper who once collaborated with Drake was one of two men killed in a shooting in downtown Toronto.

Authorities on Sunday identified the men as 21-year-old Jahvante Smart and 28-year-old Ernest Modekwe.

Smart was also known as Smoke Dawg, and had worked with Drake.

Drake posted a photo on his Instagram story showing him and Smart performing together. Drake wrote that such a death "is devastating." He lamented that "so much talent and so many stories we never get to see play out."

SEE THAT POST HERE:

Drake via his IG story. RIP Smoke Dawg ?? pic.twitter.com/xRnKVZzncX
— Drake Direct (@DrakeDirect_) July 1, 2018

Authorities said the shooting happened just before 20:00 on Saturday at the corner of Queen and Peter streets in downtown Toronto. A woman wounded in the shooting is expected to recover from her injuries.

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