Toronto rapper Houdini has been confirmed dead after a shooting outside the Bisha Hotel Tuesday afternoon.

The 21-year-old rapper was the victim of what Toronto Police say appears to have been a targeted shooting after gunfire broke out outside the hotel sometime after 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

Houdini was one of three people taken to hospital with injuries. He was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. 

Toronto rapper Houdini was killed in a targeted shooting outside Bisha Hotel on Tuesday. The budding rap star was only 21 years old #Houdini #RIPHoudini #RIP #Toronto https://t.co/KQXjaErd2t pic.twitter.com/ZFZj9Lwu2n

— blogTO (@blogTO) May 27, 2020

Almost immediately, tributes to the up-and-coming rapper appeared on his social media accounts.

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Houdini, whose real name is Dimarjio Antonio Jenkins, grew up in the Driftwood neighbourhood near Jane Street and Finch Avenue in Toronto, and had been carving out a place for himself in the city's underground rap scene since 2016.

RIP Houdini . 💔 pic.twitter.com/EhlbCDROKy

— K Mennz (@Kmennz) May 27, 2020

In an interview with Hot Freestyle from 2019, he talks about growing up in the city, his family and his transition into music.

The artist had released a number of singles and mixtapes, and was most recently featured on a collaboration with fellow Toronto rapper KILLY last month.

@killy & @houdinimusic_ Might Have The Track Of Quarantine 2020🦠💎🇨🇦6️⃣🐝 pic.twitter.com/kAK8vdltUP

— 6ixBuzzTV (@6ixbuzztv) April 14, 2020

Toronto Police said yesterday that it's not clear what the relationship between Houdini and his assailants was or why he was targeted.