‘Why you shoot me?’ 5-year-old victim addresses Toronto birthday party gunman

The mood inside a downtown Toronto courtroom turned grimly quiet Wednesday after prosecutors played video footage of a five-year-old girl lying on her side and bleeding from her head moments after she had been shot while attending a baby’s birthday party.

She was one of four people injured when gunfire erupted at the celebration two summers ago in Rexdale, sparking citywide outrage, condemnation and calls for justice.

“This was a heinous crime,” veteran prosecutor Paul Zambonini said after the images taken from a police officer’s body-worn camera disappeared from screens.

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