3 men found guilty in daytime Toronto shooting that left 12-year-old dead

Julia Alevato · CBC News

· Posted: May 31, 2025 1:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Three men person been recovered blameworthy of first-degree execution and attempted execution in connection to a fatal shooting successful North York successful 2020 that near a 12-year-old lad dormant and 3 others injured. 

On Saturday, the assemblage returned for the 5th time of deliberations and recovered Rashawn Chambers, Jahwayne Smart and Cjay Hobbs blameworthy of sidesplitting Dante Sebastian Andreatta.

Andreatta was market buying with his parent connected Nov. 7, 2020, erstwhile helium was deed by a stray slug during the shooting, which progressive 2 vehicles successful a parking batch adjacent Jane Street and Stong Court. 

Outside the courthouse Saturday, Chambers's defence lawyer told CBC Toronto that the verdict should beryllium reduced from first-degree execution since the shooting wasn't planned. 

"I'm utilized to outcomes that are dire and disappointing, but with this case, determination was nary motive, nary transportation for the parties," said Monte McGregor.

The 3 men are present facing beingness sentences, with nary parole eligibility for 25 years, successful transportation to Andreatta's death. 

The shooting began erstwhile 2 occupants of a stolen Honda Accord exited the conveyance and began firing astatine different conveyance successful the parking lot, according an agreed upon connection of facts successful the case, which Crown prosecutors finished presenting to a assemblage erstwhile the proceedings started successful April 2025.

Three occupants of the different conveyance were injured, including 1 idiosyncratic who was changeable 4 times but survived. Two different occupants of the 2nd conveyance were not deed by gunfire, the connection of facts said.

Chambers, Smart and Hobbs told the assemblage they were determination that day to marque a cause deal. Both approached the teens successful the car to inquire if 1 of them was the buyer.

Chambers and Smart testified they opened occurrence aft they saw 1 of the teenagers pointing a weapon retired the window.

The Crown had argued they were lying astir the teens having a gun and determination was nary planned cause deal, saying the 3 men went to the area with a program to sprout the teenagers wrong the car.

McGregor said Chambers, Smart and Hobbs were leaving the country erstwhile the teenagers successful the different car signaled astatine them to stop.

"When you truly adhd that each up, however is that readying and deliberation? How is that a first-degree murder?" helium said.

The 3 men were besides recovered guilty of the attempted execution of the 5 teenagers.

Andreatta was deed by a slug during the shooting portion helium was walking successful the area, tribunal heard. He died successful infirmary 4 days aboriginal from a slug coiled to the neck. 

The individuals successful the stolen Honda Accord fled the country aft the shooting. The pursuing day, constabulary recovered the stolen Honda Accord that was driven by Hobbs abandoned connected a dead-end thoroughfare adjacent 11 Creditstone Rd., astir 4 kilometres from wherever the shooting happened. 

Smart and Chambers were arrested 2 days aboriginal astatine a Canadian Tire adjacent Bay Street and Dundas Street W., portion Dobbs was arrested connected Nov. 12, 2020 successful Halifax. 

Court heard that constabulary collected 36 slug casings from the scene. 

Chambers and Smart were carrying Glock 19 handguns erstwhile they were arrested, and constabulary determined the casings recovered astatine the country came from those firearms, the connection of facts says.