SAN ANTONIO – A jury on Tuesday delivered its sentencing in the murder trial of rapper Taymor McIntyre, known as Tay-K 47.
Taymor McIntyre was sentenced by a Bexar County jury to serve 80 years in prison for the 2017 murder of Mark Anthony Saldivar.
“The sentencing delivered by the jury proves that accountability knows no social status; whether a person is a celebrity or an everyday individual, their actions have consequences,” Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said. “The results of this case reflect our office’s commitment to upholding the law and ensuring that those who repeatedly violate it are held accountable, for the greater good of the community.”
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In 2017, McIntyre fatally shot Mark Saldivar in a Chick-Fil-A parking lot after Saldivar had refused to hand over his backpack. At the time, McIntyre was on the run for both a murder and a robbery in Tarrant County.
McIntyre narrowly avoided being convicted by a grand jury of Capital Murder, which would have warranted a sentence of life in Prison, as he was 16 at the time of the shooting.
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Musically, McIntyre is best known for his song, “The Race,” which appeared on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 2017. McIntyre is seen posing with his wanted poster in “The Race” music video, which, as of this publication, amassed 250 million views on YouTube.
He had previously been convicted in 2019 for the 2016 shooting death of 21-year-old Ethan Walker southeast of Fort Worth, Texas, and was sentenced to 55 years in prison. The sentences will run concurrently.
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McIntyre will remain in custody in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
