Jury deliberations ended Friday evening at the trial of J.S.R. for the Boxing Day murder of teenager Jane Creba when the jurors asked a question. The judge will answer it on Saturday morning.
The nature of the question wasn't disclosed to the courtroom.
There are 11 jurors trying the case. Justice Ian Nordheimer of Ontario Superior Court excused one juror for personal reasons.
Deliberations in the case began on Thursday at 11:30 a.m., lasting 7.5 hours before resuming Friday morning.
J.S.R. is being tried on:
- Second-degree murder
- Six counts of aggravated assault
- Five weapons charges
The charges stem from a brief gunfight on Dec. 26, 2005 in front of the Foot Locker store on Yonge Street just south of Elm Street.
Creba had been one of thousands of people out shopping that day. She had crossed the street to use the washroom in the Pizza Pizza when she got caught in the crossfire.
J.S.R. -- now 20, but 17 at the time of the shooting, so he can't be fully named -- isn't accused of firing the shot that killed Creba.
But under Canadian law, if the jury is convinced that J.S.R. took part in the gunfight, he can still be convicted of murder.
The defence, which chose not to present evidence, has argued that J.S.R. was there, but didn't fire any shots.
Police did find J.S.R. to be in possession of a 9mm Ruger semi-automatic handgun when they arrested him at Castle Frank subway station about 40 minutes after the shooting.
However, while the gun has been linked to the scene, Crown witnesses say they could not conclusively say J.S.R. fired the weapon that day.
One Crown eyewitness has said he saw someone resembling J.S.R. firing shots, but the defence has vigorously attacked that witness's evidence.
