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Wabafiyebazu, 15 at the time of the Miami shooting, was deported
on Sept. 6, according to the Canadian Press.
The news agency did not clearly cite its source, but quoted the
teen's mother, Roxanne Dube, Canadian consul general in Miami at
the time of the incident, as saying: "It's done. It's done. It's
done. ... He has his life ahead of him."
Wabafiyebazu was sentenced this year to nine months of boot
camp, followed by two years of house arrest and up to eight
years of probation.
Under a deal with the prosecution, Wabafiyebazu pleaded no
contest to two counts of third-degree murder, aggravated assault
and attempted armed robbery involving the botched March 2015
marijuana deal.
Wabafiyebazu's older brother, 17-year-old Jean Wabafiyebazu, and
a suspected drug dealer, died in the incident, and under Florida
law, anyone who participates in a violent felony in which
someone dies can be charged with murder.
Wabafiyebazu's mother and lawyer and U.S. authorities could not
be immediately reached for comment.
Canada's foreign affairs department, which employs Dube,
declined to comment, calling the matter "personal."
The Canadian Press reported that U.S. federal officials started
deportation procedures against Wabafiyebazu as he was completing
boot camp, against the protests of Florida state authorities who
wanted him to complete his full sentence.
According to the foreign ministry, Roxanne Dube is now director
general of its Canadian Foreign Service Institute in Ottawa.
(Reporting by Ethan Lou in Toronto; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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