Jeremiah Valentine faces one count of first-degree murder in the killing of Abdeck Kenedith Ibrahim in Montreal. Valentine was among several people convicted in the 2005 shootout in downtown Toronto between rival gangs that killed 15-year-old Jane Creba.

It was 20 years ago, just up the street from Canada’s busiest shopping centre on Boxing Day — one of the busiest days of the year, that a shooting shocked the country. Fifteen-year-old Jane Creba was out with her family when she was caught in the crossfire.

The man convicted in the 2005 Toronto Boxing Day murder of a 15-year-old was granted full parole in January after being assessed as having a 76 per cent chance of recidivism.