Overview

• Tay-K, whose real name is Taymor McIntyre, was convicted of murder for the 2017 killing of photographer Mark Anthony Saldivar in San Antonio, Texas.
• The jury opted for a murder conviction instead of capital murder, sparing Tay-K an automatic life sentence without parole.
• Prosecutors argued that Tay-K attempted to rob Saldivar of his camera equipment during a photo shoot before fatally shooting him.
• The defense criticized the investigation, alleging it relied heavily on self-serving witness statements and lacked physical evidence, such as the stolen items.
• Tay-K is already serving a 55-year sentence for his role in a 2016 home invasion that resulted in another murder; the sentencing phase for his latest conviction is ongoing.