Mylan Hicks Homicide

• Crime Beat podcast: Blindsided — the Mylan Hicks story

  In the Global News podcast, Crime Beat, Nancy Hixt shares the story of Mylan Hicks, who beat the odds to become a pro football player only to have that dream suddenly shattered.

  Crime

  Nov 30, 2021
  
• Alberta top court rejects appeal of man who killed Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks

  Nelson Lugela was found guilty of second-degree murder last year in the death of Mylan Hicks.

  Crime

  Sep 30, 2020
  
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• ‘A matter of principle’: Family of slain CFL player Mylan Hicks files lawsuit against bar

  Marquee Beer Market did not respond to a request for comment.

  Crime

  Mar 10, 2019
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• Closing arguments at trial of accused in slaying of Calgary Stampeders player Mylan Hicks

  Court has heard that there was an altercation over a spilled drink involving team kicker Rene Paredes and his wife. The argument continued outside after the bar closed.

  Crime

  Jan 23, 2019
• Bartender describes ‘scuffle’ outside nightclub as Nelson Lugela murder trial continued Tuesday

  The defence called a bartender to discuss what she heard and saw that night.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2018
• ‘Mylan’s been hit’: Teammate recalls shooting of Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks

  A former teammate of a Canadian Football League player who was shot to death identified the accused as the man who pulled a gun outside a nightclub two years ago.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2018
• Murder suspect aggressive, obnoxious before fatal shooting of Stampeders player Mylan Hicks: trial

  Nelson Lugela, who is 21, is on trial for second-degree murder.

  Crime

  Dec 5, 2018
• Mylan Hicks’ teammate describes events leading up to shooting: ‘He was trying to run’

  On the second day of the trial for the man facing charges related to Mylan Hicks' death, court heard how Hicks tried to run away from the gunman.

  Dec 4, 2018
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• Trial begins Monday for man accused in fatal shooting of Calgary Stampeders player Mylan Hicks

  The Detroit-born Hicks, a former Michigan State Spartan, was found in critical condition after being shot outside the Marquee Beer Market in Calgary in the early hours of Sept. 25, 2016.

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2018