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That seemed to be the argument from Damian Hudson, the drug dealer on trial for killing an innocent mom in the crossfire of a gunfight outside a Riverdale safe injection site in the summer of 2023. But his voice was so low and so garbled, so monotone and emotionless, that it was difficult to know for sure.

Taking the stand in his own defence, the lanky man in an ill-fitting black suit told the jury he was outside the South Riverdale Community Health Centre when two other drug dealers — “the man in grey” known to be Ahmed Ibrahim and “the man in black,” alleged to be Ahmed Ali — jumped him and robbed him of his satchel containing $1500 in cash and $3200 worth of cocaine he had on account from his supplier.

After being pistol whipped, Hudson was trying to wrestle his bag back when he said he heard one of them say, “Shoot him, broski. Shoot him.”

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And then he said he heard the man in black reply, “Broski, get out of........

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