Mounties are set provide a Friday evening update on a fatal shooting in Rocky View County more than a month ago.
RCMP have been looking for Elijah Blake Strawberry, 28, who is wanted for second-degree murder after he and another suspect shot two people, killing one, on a rural road east of Calgary on Aug. 6.
Police believe 35-year-old Arthur Wayne Penner, who was arrested on Aug. 11, and Strawberry, headed out to Rocky View County looking for a new vehicle after the one they had stolen the day before in Calgary was partially disabled in a minor accident.
It’s alleged the suspects burned the stolen vehicle, with a plan to steal the truck of a FortisAlberta employee working near Range Road 282 and Township Road 250, just north of Chestermere.
That’s when police say Rocky View County worker Colin Hough pulled over to help, at which time he and the Fortis employee were shot. Hough was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspects then stole Hough’s Rocky View County pickup truck and drove northeast of the scene to Wheatland County, before dumping it.
A shelter-in-place alert was issued after police located the abandoned truck using a GPS system, and was eventually ended after RCMP determined the pair were no longer in the area.
RCMP have been offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Strawberry. CrimeStoppers is also offering a $2,000 reward.
RCMP chief superintendent Roberta Mckale will provide the update at 7 p.m. from K Division headquarters in Edmonton. The update will be streamed live on CityNews 24/7.