Canadian rapper Daystar Peterson, who is known as Tory Lanez, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after he was convicted by a jury of the 2020 attack and shooting of musical artist Megan Pete in the Hollywood Hills.
“Over the past three years, Mr. Peterson has engaged in a pattern of conduct that was intended to intimidate Ms. Pete and silence her truths from being heard,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said.
“Women, especially Black women, are afraid to report crimes like assault because they are too often not believed," the district attorney said.
"I commend Megan Pete for her incredible bravery and vulnerability as she underwent months of probing investigation and court appearances where she had to relive her trauma, and the public scrutiny that followed," George Gascón said.
"This case highlighted the numerous ways that our society must do better for women," he said.
Daystar Peterson was sentenced today in case BA490599 by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David Herriford.
Last year, after seven hours of deliberation, Peterson was found guilty by jurors of one count of assault with an automatic firearm and found true the allegations that he caused great bodily injury and used a firearm.
He also was convicted of one count of carrying an unregistered loaded firearm in a vehicle and one count of discharge of a firearm with gross negligence.
Jurors were presented with evidence showing that on July 12, 2020, Peterson and the victim were riding in an SUV in the Hollywood Hills.
The victim got out of the vehicle and Peterson shot five times at the victim and wounded her.
The case was investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department.
