Local rapper dead after shooting in ByWard Market

By OttawaMatters Staff

Posted Jun 8, 2019 01:54:00 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

One man is dead after a shooting Friday night in the ByWard Market.

Ottawa Police responded to the shooting between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. and found the man critically injured in the Market.

Multiple reports have the man succumbing to his injuries.

Social media posts have identified the victim as Jahiant Jahh, a member of the Ottawa rap group HalfsizeGiants.

Jahh's real name is Markland Campbell.

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