PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Justice has been handed down after a young Philadelphia rapper’s life was tragically cut short.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Tuesday that Donovan Williams will serve life in prison without parole for the 2020 murder of Amir Johnson Daye.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors played the surveillance video of the moments Williams and another man fired more than a dozen shots into a home on the 1400 block of North 61st Street back in July 2020.<\/p>\n
Johnson Daye, an up-and-coming rapper, was shot and killed.<\/p>\n
A second victim, Hezekiah Evans, was also injured.<\/p>\n
Authorities believe the two victims were targeted after the killing of a 15-year-old football player, who attended Frankford High School.<\/p>\n
Johnson Daye’s parents were on hand as Krasner detailed the sentencing of Williams.<\/p>\n
“I just want to say to the individuals that killed my son, I don’t hate you,” said his father. “I just wish you’d choose better and use your music to uplift your family and not destroy others.”<\/p>\n
Officials are now asking for the public’s help in identifying others who may have been involved.<\/p>\n
Authorities believe there is at least one other suspect who has not been identified.<\/p>\n
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