Mounties say the remaining suspect being sought in a deadly roadside shooting near Calgary is believed to still be in the province.
Strathmore RCMP say they donB次元官网网址檛 believe Elijah Blake Strawberry has fled to another province.
B次元官网网址淭he information that our investigational teams have and theyB次元官网网址檙e operating on is he is in Alberta,B次元官网网址 RCMP Staff Sgt. Mark Wielgosz told reporters Friday.
B次元官网网址淲e donB次元官网网址檛 want to alert him to what we may or may not know in the investigation. We donB次元官网网址檛 want Mr. Strawberry to potentially flee to other areas putting our investigation behind him.B次元官网网址
A warrant has been issued for StrawberryB次元官网网址檚 arrest on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Colin Hough and a charge of attempted murder of another man.
The two were on the job when they were shot on a country road east of Calgary on Aug 6. Hough was with Rock View County and the suspects fled in the county truck.
With help from Edmonton police, Mounties later arrested 35-year-old Arthur Wayne Penner and charged him with first-degree murder in the death of Hough, from Airdrie, along with attempted murder of the second worker.
Penner made his first court appearance on Thursday and will be back before a judge Tuesday.
Strawberry, 28, is described as six feet one inch tall, weighing 169 pounds with brown hair, a light complexion, and several arm and face tattoos. Police say he is considered armed and dangerous.
B次元官网网址淚t goes without saying thereB次元官网网址檚 going to be a heightened state of vigilance whenever they may encounter Mr. Strawberry,B次元官网网址 said Wielgosz.
B次元官网网址淭he safety of our officers are a concern, but all major measures are taken to ensure their safety and to ensure we employ the appropriate tactics and methods to bring this to a safe conclusion.B次元官网网址
Police believe the shooting was motivated solely by robbery.
They say the vehicle the suspects drove had been disabled, leading them to the area where both victims were shot.
RCMP say anyone who provides a tip that leads to StrawberryB次元官网网址檚 arrest is eligible for a $2,000 reward. They are urging anyone with information to come forward, and say tips can be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers.
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press