{"id":697854,"date":"2026-05-27T20:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/697854\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T20:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:38:14","slug":"judge-reduces-charges-for-two-men-accused-in-fatal-roadside-shooting-near-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/697854\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge reduces charges for two men accused in fatal roadside shooting near Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy Bill Graveland<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted May 27, 2026 3:28 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Jurors in a Calgary court deciding the fate of two men charged in a roadside shooting that left one man dead and another wounded<\/a> have been given new instructions by the judge.<\/p>\n

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Arthur Penner<\/a> and Elijah Strawberry<\/a> are on trial in Court of King\u2019s Bench in the death of Colin Hough.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, Justice Shane Parker told jurors he is acquitting the pair of attempted murder on the wounded man, but says the rest of the charges, including second-degree murder, remain in place.<\/p>\n

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Parker asked the jurors not to speculate on why he made the decision.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYour duty going forward is to determine if the prosecution has satisfied you beyond a reasonable doubt if either Mr. Penner or Mr. Strawberry are guilty or not guilty of those remaining counts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The trial centres around events that took place on a rural road east of Calgary on Aug. 6, 2024.<\/a><\/p>\n

Court has heard that Mark Andres, a power company worker, was working alongside the road that day<\/a> when two people pulled up in a truck, apparently with a flat tire.<\/p>\n

They shot him in the arm, then tried to steal his truck. He eventually managed to evade the attackers by escaping into a nearby field.<\/p>\n

The attempted murder charge is related to him.<\/p>\n

Andres\u2019 truck then got stuck in the ditch and was set ablaze.<\/p>\n

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Hough, a Rocky View County worker, then pulled up in his own truck. He was shot and his truck was taken. He died soon after. His vehicle was later found abandoned.<\/p>\n

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The defence for both men declined to call any witnesses, so the evidentiary part of the trial is now over.<\/p>\n

Parker said closing arguments will be held Thursday and he will deliver his charge to the jury Friday.<\/p>\n

The charge gives jurors guidelines for their deliberations, which will begin immediately afterward.<\/p>\n

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