More than 14 months after the controversial shooting death of Fredy Villanueva by police in a Montreal North park, one of the two officers finally began Friday to tell her side of the story.

Const. Stephanie Pilotte, the rookie police officer whose partner of Const. Jean-Loup Lapointe shot 18-year-old Villanueva, spoke late Friday afternoon, describing the day leading up to the shooting.

With Lapointe in the courtroom, and heavy security surrounding the inquiry, Pilotte spoke about how she patrolled the streets of Montreal North with two other police officers that Aug. 9, before joining Lapointe in a police vehicle to survey the area.

Pilotte said her job was to patrol the neighbourhood, and to keep an eye out for suspects.

At around 7 p.m., said Pilotte, she and Lapointe turned a corner behind an arena, where they saw a group of youths playing dice.

Minutes later, the officers spotted Fredy's brother Dany Villanueva walking away. Elder brother Dany was well known to police at the time, said Lapointe.

Flaws revealed

After a week deconstructing testimony from the Surete du Quebec, lawyers for the Villanuena family revealed major flaws in their investigation.

Friday, they asked how police were able to determine, from 50 metres away, that the group was playing dice, and further, why this should have been a concern for them.

"We've seen the parking lot, we've seen the distance since yesterday. It is a bit strange," said attorney Peter Georges-Louis.

The incident ended with three shots fired, killing Fredy Villanueva and injuring two other young men.

The shooting caused riots and accusations of racial profiling by police among members of the community in Montreal North.

Lapointe will take the stand following Pilotte's testimony.

Court resumes on Dec. 9.