This episode marks the last time that Jimmy walked, because Rick shot him, leading him to being in a wheelchair. This episode marks the second shooting in the Degrassi franchise (first in DTNG).

Rick is then accidentally killed by Sean Cameron (Daniel Clark) in his attempt to stop the shooting. Despite being a two-part episode, many events were still unresolved until later in the season.

Why did Drake get shot in ‘Degrassi’? How Drake got his start in showbiz and ended up in a wheelchair.

Jul 1, 2025 · Drake, known then as Aubrey Graham portraying Jimmy Brooks, does not get shot in Degrassi: The Next Generation. It is Rick Murray, played by Ephraim Ellis, who is the victim of the …

Sep 9, 2025 · Drake looks back at learning what his character would face and processing it as a young actor in the new documentary Degrassi: Whatever It Takes

With Stacey Farber, Miriam McDonald, Drake, Shane Kippel. Humiliated and furious, Rick returns to Degrassi with a handgun in his backpack and prepares to take revenge on the students of Degrassi …

Sep 11, 2025 · In a new documentary for the show called Degrassi: Whatever It Takes, Drake recalls the moment when he found out that his character would be shot. Noting that he was not made aware of …

Drake says that the read-through where he learned his Degrassi: The Next Generation character would be shot was "dark" and "intense."

Drake Lempkey was a student at Lakehurst Secondary School on the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation. He was friends with Johnny DiMarco. After he stabbed and killed J.T. Yorke, he was …

Sep 10, 2025 · When Degrassi: The Next Generation launched in 2001, it carried the franchise’s trademark mix of teen drama and social issues. But season four raised the stakes. The two-part …