Police have charged a 26-year-old Calgary man in connection to a deadly shooting in Eau Claire Market on Friday.
According to police, officers were called to the building in the 200 block of Barclay Parade Southwest just after 8 p.m. for reports of shots fired.
Arriving officers found one man dead in the underground parkade. Following an autopsy, police confirmed Tuesday the victim is 29-year-old Benjamin Virtucio.
According to police, a suspect was arrested on Saturday, and officers searched a home in the Airdrie community of Hillcrest the following day.
“Homicide investigators believe this was a targeted attack with connections to drug trafficking,” police said in a Monday news release.
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Abdullahi Barakobe, 26, is charged with second-degree murder and kidnapping using a firearm.
Police said they are still searching for two more suspects and a vehicle in connection to the investigation.
The first suspect is described as a short man in his 20s with black hair and a medium build who was wearing a white hoodie.
The second suspect is described as a tall man with a slim build who was wearing a hoodie.
Police said a vehicle is believed to have been in the Eau Claire area at the time of the shooting and is described as a white Mercedes car, possibly a C400 class.
Anyone with information about this incident, the vehicle or the suspects is asked to call the Calgary Police Service non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or the homicide unit tip line at 403-428-8877. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
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