"Damian Hudson has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Karolina Huebner-Makurat, 44, following the shooting on July 7, 2023. Huebner-Makurat, a mother of two, died in hospital after she was hit by a stray bullet outside the South Riverdale Community Health Centre on Queen Street E. near Carlaw Avenue. On Wednesday, Crown attorney Michael Wilson delivered an opening statement, giving the jury at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice"
"According to the Crown, Huebner-Makurat was walking in the area when Hudson and two others men were fighting out front of the drug consumption site, known as the keepSix Consumption and Treatment Service. The Crown alleges the fight was between Hudson and two rival drug dealers, all of whom allegedly sold drugs in the courtyard next door. On Wednesday, the first witness, Derek Venman, a worker at the drug consumption site, said he saw the gunfight between Hudson and one of the others."
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice began the trial of Damian Hudson, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the July 7, 2023, shooting death of 44-year-old Karolina Huebner-Makurat. Huebner-Makurat, a mother of two, was struck by a stray bullet outside the South Riverdale Community Health Centre on Queen Street E. The Crown alleges Hudson fought with two rival drug dealers outside the keepSix Consumption and Treatment Service and that a bullet from Hudson’s gun killed Huebner-Makurat. A worker at the consumption site testified he saw the gunfight and subsequent shots. The shooting prompted community outcry, provincial reviews of consumption sites, legislation restricting supervised consumption sites near schools and daycares, and the closure of the site before the government deadline.
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