phillips accepted a joint position on sentencing from the crown and musselman’s defence lawyers, leo russomanno and kim hyslop, calling the eight-year term a “fit and just” sentence.
musselman’s defence lawyers said they believed both fights were consensual, but acknowledged, “it went way too far.”
hyslop said musselman was the youngest of the seven inmates in the day room that afternoon, and he “did not appreciate the seriousness of the injuries” to sheek-hussein.
musselman experienced institutional racism, his lawyers said, after he moved to mississauga, then to ottawa from his home in macon, ga., when he was 11.
he was also a victim of crime, hyslop said, as he was shot in vanier “in broad daylight” in january 2019, with bullets striking his face and arm, in what police described as a “targeted” shooting by three assailants who opened fire inside the burger king restaurant at 199 montreal rd.
he has been incarcerated “for nearly his entire adult life,” hyslop said.
musselman was 18 when he shot and killed campbell in the byward market on june 7, 2019.
campbell had rushed to the market from his job that night after his daughter told him she had been harassed by two teenagers. he was shot twice during a confrontation with a group of teenagers on the crowded streets packed with revellers enjoying a toronto raptors playoff game.