Rapper Lil OT was shot to death in a Burlington shopping center parking lot on Monday night after a gunman opened fire outside a restaurant in Ontario, Canada.
Halton police received a call about a shooting in Burlington Center at 10:10 p.m., according to local reports. They found Lil OT bleeding in the parking lot. Paramedics rushed him to hospital, but he failed.
The 24-year-old rapper died in hospital. After the attack, the two gunmen fled in a white SUV. Police said the man had been targeted.
Lil OT has experienced gun violence before. Back in November 2023, someone fired more than 50 rounds into his Hamilton home. Six family members were home that night, but no one was injured.
Ahmed Issak-Hussan pleaded guilty to a drive-by shooting in December. The court heard he had been friends with Lil OT and they both worked in music. Through wiretapping, police discovered that Isaac Hussan admitted that he had fired the gun.
Lil OT has built a solid online fan base, with 27,000 Instagram followers and 10,000 Spotify listeners. His debut mixtape “JamesVille” has received over 10 million plays.
His YouTube videos have received hundreds of thousands of views. His single “Believe It or Not” has been viewed 162,000 times, while interviews with six entertainment companies have been viewed 32,000 times.
His second project, “Written in Stone,” was dropped last fall. The rapper is about to release a 14-song album called “Invisible Scars.”
Lil OT spoke about the dangers of street life in his last interview. “A lot of the little boys who come to the street think it’s funny,” he warned. “It’s not fun here.”
He describes losing his friend and how it changed him. “I don’t even smile the same way. A lot of things are different now. It’s like you’re never the same person after that.”
