{"id":532086,"date":"2026-03-12T19:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/532086\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:49:11","slug":"lawyer-seeks-acquittal-for-2nd-defendant-in-montreal-drive-by-shooting-that-killed-teen-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/532086\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer seeks acquittal for 2nd defendant in Montreal drive-by shooting that killed teen – Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted March 12, 2026 1:37 pm<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated March 12, 2026 1:39 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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The lawyer for one of the men charged in the drive-by shooting<\/a> of a 15-year-old girl in Montreal has told a jury his client was a passive presence on the night of her death.<\/p>\n

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Martin Latour said during closing arguments that his client Aymane Bouadi was riding along in a rental car driven by his friend when Meriem Boundaoui was killed on Feb. 7, 2021.<\/p>\n

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Boundaoui was in the passenger seat of a different vehicle that was struck by bullets in Montreal\u2019s St-L\u00e9onard borough.<\/p>\n

Both Bouadi and his co-accused, Salim Touaibi, are charged with first-degree murder in her death, as well as attempted murder of people standing nearby.<\/p>\n

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Touaibi has said he was the shooter, but testified he didn\u2019t realize Boundaoui or anyone else was in the other car when he shot at it.<\/p>\n

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Latour said Bouadi had only gone with his friend to get food, and was in a total panic after Touaibi pulled out a gun and shot past his head out the passenger side window.<\/p>\n

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