CTV Toronto has obtained exclusive security surveillance footage that shows the chaos that ensued minutes before a man was gunned down outside a west-end community centre nearly two years ago.
On Nov. 24, 2013, Neeko Mitchell was shot eight times outside the North Kipling Community Centre. He later died of his injuries.
Surveillance video shows Mitchell entering the community centre shortly after 8 p.m. that night. He is seen shaking the hand of the alleged shooter, less than five minutes before he's gunned down.
The video was entered as evidence in the trial of a woman who was sentenced earlier this month for helping the alleged shooter escape.
Kashana Duncan was handed a two-year sentence for being an accessory after the fact to murder. Police say Duncan, who was grazed by a bullet during the shooting, was the getaway driver.
Mitchell's alleged shooter is currently awaiting trial.
At the time of the murder, Duncan was believed to be a low-ranking member of the Monstarz Street Gang. The mid-level, Toronto-based organization is the same one targeted by police earlier this year during a months-long investigation called Project Pharaoh.
Duncan is believed to know the Monstarz gang’s alleged leader, Jermaine Dunkley. She appeared in a rap video with Dunkley which was also submitted as evidence.
Dunkley also appears in the security surveillance video on the day of Mitchell's shooting. In the moments after Mitchell arrives, Dunkley is seen speaking with various people in the lobby of the building, including Mitchell's alleged shooter. Children can also be seen playing nearby.
According to evidence from Duncan's trial, the Crown alleged it was Jermaine Dunkley who called the shots the night Mitchell was gunned down. Dunkely, however, has not been charged in connection with the shooting.
Dunkley's lawyer, Jeff Hershberg, wouldn't comment on the allegations. He says the case is ongoing and the gang expert's opinion of Dunkley's alleged position in the Monstarz gang will be challenged in court.
The lead homicide investigator in the case would only say that the investigation is continuing.
A gang expert at Duncan's sentencing hearing testified earlier this month that Mitchell was likely killed because of misplaced revenge for the murder of Jermaine Dunkley’s brother, Ricky.
Earlier this year, Dunkley was picked up in an alleged gang sweep and remains behind bars on drug trafficking and gang-related charges.
With a report from CTV Toronto's Tamara Cherry
