A Vaughan man on trial for first-degree murder after a deadly shooting outside Scotiabank Arena three years ago has pleaded not guilty, though it is a fact that he was the shooter.

Nirusan Shakespearethas admits that on July 16, 2022, he shot 24-year-old Stephen Little-McClacken in the corner of the courtyard on Bremner Boulevard at York Street before the accused fled the scene.

Superior Court Justice Maureen Forestell has heard Shakespeareathas’ lawyers will be arguing he should be found not criminally responsible (NCR) due to a mental disorder which rendered him incapable of knowing the wrongfulness of his actions.

Crown prosecutors will argue that the NCR defence is not available to the accused.

In an extensive agreed statement of facts read out in court, assistant Crown prosecu

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