By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A JURY has acquitted a man of murder and attempted murder charges stemming from a 2021 shooting that left one man dead and four injured.
Zevargo Gaitor, 26, was unanimously found not guilty before Justice Renae McKay of murdering Elvardo Deveaux, 22, and attempting to murder Kevin Solomon, Jameson Jacob, Glen White and Justton Campbell on June 4, 2021 on Milton Street.
During the trial, the defence argued the case was fabricated and pointed to conflicting witness accounts and the absence of any recovered weapon. The Crown maintained Gaitor was responsible and relied in part on testimony from an anonymous witness who said the accused confessed and had been threatened to remain silent.
Calnan Kelly and Valentino Bowe appeared with prosecutor Terry Archer for the Crown, while James Thompson represented Gaitor.
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