The retrial of two men charged with killing 15-year-old Jordan Manners heard Tuesday that one of the accused had dropped out of school.
Physical education teacher Tracey Galbrath testified the accused known as C.D. was seen at the school on the day of the murder, despite having dropped out of C.W. Jefferys Collegiate.
C.D. and his co-accused J.W. were 17 when Jordan was fatally shot in a stairwell in the Toronto school in May 2007 and both have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
Ms. Galbrath says on her way to a computer lab, she also ran into Jordan talking with two girls and says she told the kids to get to class.
It was while she was in the computer lab that Ms. Galbrath says she found out about an "incident" that turned out to be Jordan's shooting.
Toronto police Sergeant Paul White told the trial a picture of boxes of ammunition and a poster of a movie called "Killa Season" were found on the cellphone Jordan had when he died.
The straight-to-video film portrays a young basketball player who is forced to turn to a life of crime and drug dealing.
Court has heard Jordan was shot in the chest at such close range that there was a powder burn on his jacket.
Crown attorney Aaron Del Rizzo told the court Monday that Jordan buckled and fell to the floor after being shot in the heart with a .25-calibre bullet.
The trial is expected to last five to six weeks, the judge said.