A man accused in the shooting death of Itgel Baatarsuren earlier this year will face trial on a lesser charge.
Baatarsuren, 22, was dropped off at the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre on Jan. 23 and later died in hospital.
Investigators believed the shooting was the result of a dispute over a drug deal.
Ausama Effat Mohamed, 19, was arrested a couple of weeks later and charged with second-degree murder.
His five-day preliminary hearing had been expected to start on Monday.
According to Alberta Justice, Mohamed was ordered to stand trial on a lesser charge of manslaughter while using a firearm.
“The Crown prosecutor continued to evaluate the evidence in light of the prosecution standard of reasonable likelihood of conviction,” Alberta Justice spokesperson Katherine Thompson said in a statement. “As the totality of the evidence did not satisfy this standard, the decision was made to change the charge from second-degree murder to manslaughter while using a firearm.”
The next court date is set for Oct. 13.
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