Another man, Aymane Bouadi, 30, was acquitted on all charges. The jury found Bouadi not guilty of first-degree murder and not guilty of the four counts of attempted murder. He walked out of the Montreal courthouse and reunited with his family, his lawyer told reporters.
The Superior Court trial heard that Boundaoui was sitting in the passenger seat of a Volkswagen Jetta in Montreal’s St-Léonard borough on Feb. 7, 2021, when a white Mercedes with two men inside pulled up. One of those men opened fire, hitting the girl in the head.
The verdict came on the ninth day of deliberation.
Caught in the crossfire
The trial in Quebec Superior Court heard that Boundaoui was caught in the crossfire of a dispute that did not involve her, which arose between two family-owned businesses over parking spots.
The conflict involved one family that owned a barbershop on Jean-Talon Street and another that owned a grocery store across from it. In the months preceding the shooting, the grocery store owners were upset that barbershop clients were using the parking lot belonging to the market.
