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Two men found guilty of second-degree murder in random roadside shooting near Calgary
The jury also found both men guilty of two armed robbery counts tied to Hough’s work truck and an attempted theft from a FortisAlberta worker.
- A Court of King's Bench jury convicted Elijah Blake Strawberry and Arthur Wayne Penner of second-degree murder on Saturday for fatally shooting Colin Hough, a Rocky View County employee, near Conrich on Aug. 6, 2024.
- Hough stopped to investigate a burning truck on a rural road when two masked men emerged and opened fire, striking him three times as he attempted to assist them with their disabled vehicle.
- Jurors deliberated for 14 hours before convicting both men of armed robbery for stealing Hough's truck and attempting to take a vehicle from FortisAlberta worker Matthew Andres, who was shot in the arm at the same location.
- Strawberry and Penner face mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder, with the jury recommending parole ineligibility periods ranging from 10 to 25 years based on their recommendations.
- Justice Shane Parker will determine final parole ineligibility later this year, while defense counsel requested forensic mental assessments and Gladue reports for both men during sentencing proceedings.
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Two men found guilty of second-degree murder in random roadside shooting near Calgary
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - The wife of an Alberta man gunned down in a roadside shooting east of Calgary shared an emotional hug with the prosecutor after a jury found
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