TORONTO -- A man convicted of manslaughter in a deadly public shootout at an east Toronto block party is adjusting well to life in the community, officials say in granting him six more months of day parole.

In a decision released this week, the Parole Board of Canada says Nahom Tsegazab has respected the conditions of his release since it began this spring, and shows high levels of motivation, accountability and reintegration potential.

The board notes Tsegazab was released to a halfway home in late April, during the most restrictive period of the COVID-19 pandemic, but did not let that deter his efforts to find a job.

The two-member panel says he worked on his resume and took online classes during the lockdown and found work once the restrictions eased.

His newly extended release comes with the same conditions as the initial period, including that he remain employed and not contact any of the victims or their relatives.

Tsegazab, 27, is serving a sentence of more than 11 years after being convicted of two counts of manslaughter and six counts of aggravated assault in connection with the July 2012 shooting.