Nearly 27 months since a 28-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run collision near Sherwood Park, Alta., the RCMP issued a new plea for help from the public as they try to find the person responsible.
“If you were travelling in the area of Highway 21 and Township Road 520 on the evening of Dec. 28, 2016, police are asking you to contact the Strathcona County RCMP detachment,” police said in a news release on Thursday.
Mounties were called to the scene of the collision at 3:46 a.m. on the day it happened. Someone reported finding a man’s body on Highway 21 near Township Road 520, police said.
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The victim has since been identified as Phoenix Taypayosatum of Camrose, Alta. Police said he had been hitchhiking from Edmonton to Camrose.
The victim’s sister also pleaded for new tips from the public on Thursday.
“All our family wants is closure and it’s not about justice at this time,” Phoenix’s sister, Autumn Taypayosatum, said in a news release. “It’s been a long two years and we just want to know what happened to Phoenix so we can have some peace and closure.
“We would like to encourage whoever did this, or anyone who may have seen something, to please come forward and contact the police. Our family loved Phoenix, we miss him and we will continue to pray for him every day.”
Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call the Strathcona County RCMP detachment at 780-467-7741 or their local police department. Tips can also be anonymously submitted to Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
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