Toronto police say a man faces a charge of second-degree murder after a bystander was struck by a stray bullet last week in the Leslieville neighbourhood.
The fatal incident, which happened near Queen Street and Carlaw Avenue just after midday on July 7, began with a fight between three men, police said.
Two of the three men had handguns and fired them at each other, investigators said.
A woman walking past the incident was reportedly struck by a stray bullet, police said. She was rushed to hospital and later died.
Police identified her as 44-year-old Karolina Huebner-Makurat from Toronto.
Officers arrested Damian Hudson, 32, of Toronto. He is charged with second-degree murder.
Hudson appeared in court on Wednesday. He was ordered not to communicate with a long list of people and was detained until his next court date on July 25.
On Aug. 30, 2019, Hudson was previously sentenced for aggravated assault and weapons dangerous for an altercation with another man that happened on April 30, 2018. A charge of attempted murder was dismissed.
He was sentenced to 15 months in jail, after credit for 486 days pre-sentence custody. He was also given a lifetime weapons ban and two years probation.
The other two suspects involved in the initial shooting are still at large.
NEW Damian Hudson just appeared briefly in a virtual courtroom from @TPS51Div . Wearing a black t-shirt, his arms tucked under his shirt not in his shirt sleeves, he was ordered not to communicate with a long list of people and was detained until his next court date on July 25th.
— Catherine McDonald (@cmcdonaldglobal) July 13, 2023