American rapper, Tay-K has been sentenced to 80 years in prison in the de@dly 2017 sh0oting of a photographer in Texas

American rapper, Tay-K has been sentenced to 80 years in prison in the de@dly 2017 sh0oting of a photographer in Texas.

Taymor McIntyre, known as Tay-K 47, was found guilty earlier this week of the murder of Mark Anthony Saldivar. A jury in Bexar County, Texas, delivered its sentencing on Tuesday after hours of testimony during the punishment phase of the trial.

Tay-K is currently behind bars at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, where he will remain in custody until further notice. He was facing life in prison with the possibility of parole.

“I do realize that while this is a lot of time, you’re still alive. You can still better yourself,” 187th District Court Judge Stephanie Boyd said to Tay-K directly, per KENS 5. “But the complainant in this case is deceased, and you need to internalize that the complainant in this case is deceased. You’re going to have to make changes.”