Man pleads guilty to murder 2 decades after death of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay
Jay Bryant, 52, changed his plea on Monday, admitting that he helped others get into a building to ambush the pioneering rapper and deejay.
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"I knew a gun would be used to shoot the 37-year-old rapper that day and apologized."
— Jay Bryant , Other
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Jay Bryant pleaded guilty to murder related to the ambush shooting of rapper Jam Master Jay.
Jay Mizell, known as Jam Master Jay, was a pioneering rap star and member of the influential group Run-DMC.
Karl Jordan Jr was convicted in connection with the murder of Jam Master Jay.
Ronald Washington was convicted alongside Karl Jordan Jr in the murder case of Jam Master Jay.
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Jay Bryant, 52, changed his plea on Monday, admitting that he helped others get into a building to ambush the pioneering rapper and deejay.
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