Kay-O,
a
London
Drill
rapper,
was
found
guilty
of
murder
after
saying
on
video
that
the
victim,
Kacey
Boothe,
was
killed
with
the
same
weapon
that
harmed
Boothe’s
brother
in
a
shooting
from
years
ago.
The
murder
of
Boothe
took
place
last
year
at
the
Peterhouse
Community
Centre
in
Walthamstow,
which
is
in
northeast
London.
Both
the
BBC
and
The
Independent
share
in
their
reporting
that
Kay-O,
real
name
Kammar
Henry-Richards,
was
convicted
with
three
other
individuals
in
the
August
2022
killing
of
Kacey
Boothe.
Boothe
was
shot
as
he
entered
his
vehicle
outside
a
birthday
party
the
child
of
intended
target
Khalid
Samanter.
The
four
were
also
found
guilty
of
plotting
the
murder
of
Samanter.
According
to
the
outlets,
the
Boothe
brothers
were
aligned
with
a
London
Fields
gang
while
Henry-Richards,
25,
and
his
co-defendants
were
in
a
rival
gang.
Prosecutors
say
that
Henry-Richards
and
the
others
“carefully
orchestrated”
the
plot
to
kill
Samanter.
It
was
revealed
during
the
trial
that
the
gun
used
to
kill
Boothe
was
used
seven
times
between
2020
and
August
2022.
“Big
Boothe
and
Little
got
hit,
same
sig,
that’s
a
sour
family/Both
got
slapped
at
functions,
neck
and
head,
handguns
come
handy,”
Kay-O
rapped
on
the
song
“Laughing
Stock”
which
was
released
just
days
after
Boothe
was
killed.
Boothe’s
older
brother,
Kyle
Boothe,
was
shot
by
the
weapon
on
August
1,
2020,
but
survived
his
wounds.
Kamani
Brightly-Donaldson,
24,
Jeffrey
Gyimah,
21,
and
Joao
Pateco-Te,
27,
were
all
convicted
of
murder
and
in
the
murder
plot.
Two
other
defendants
are
awaiting
to
hear
their
fate.
—
Photo:
Kay-O
/
@KO_HOMERTON
