{"id":705103,"date":"2026-05-31T04:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/705103\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T04:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:07:11","slug":"two-men-found-guilty-of-second-degree-murder-in-random-roadside-shooting-near-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/705103\/","title":{"rendered":"Two men found guilty of second-degree murder in random roadside shooting near Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wife of an Alberta man gunned down in a roadside shooting east of Calgary shared an emotional hug with the prosecutor after a jury found two men guilty of second-degree murder Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Jurors deliberated for 14 hours before concluding Arthur Penner and Elijah Strawberry shot and killed Colin Hough, 45, an employee of Rocky View County, on Aug. 6, 2024 on a rural road.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you,\u201d Laurie Hough said to prosecutor Photini Popadatou as they embraced after the verdict.<\/p>\n

Neither Penner or Strawberry seemed surprised at the court\u2019s decisions, standing with their hands clasped in front of them as the verdicts were read.<\/p>\n

Both men were also found guilty of two counts of armed robbery, including stealing Hough\u2019s vehicle and attempting to take the vehicle of FortisAlberta surveyor Matthew Andres, who was shot through the arm at the same location.<\/p>\n

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Andres was approached by two men who were driving a vehicle that appeared to have a flat tire. One of the men shot him through the arm and then demanded his keys and pointed a gun at his head. Andres was able to flee and watched from a distance as the truck driven by the two accused was set on fire and Hough drove up to investigate.<\/p>\n

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He said Penner and Strawberry ran toward Hough\u2019s vehicle and started firing at it. Hough was hit three times and was left on the road. His vehicle was stolen.<\/p>\n

But Andres said the two men were masked and he wasn\u2019t able to positively identify them as Penner and Strawberry.<\/p>\n

The two men were originally charged with attempted murder as well, but Court of King\u2019s Bench Justice Shane Parker withdrew the charge and acquitted them.<\/p>\n

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Strawberry and Penner will face a mandatory life sentence of 25 years. The jury was asked for recommendations on how long each man should have to serve before being eligible for parole.<\/p>\n

The results ranged from the minimum of 10 years up to 25 years.<\/p>\n

A sentencing date will be determined Oct. 16. Strawberry\u2019s lawyer, Rebecca Snukul, has asked for a forensic mental assessment and a Gladue report for her client.<\/p>\n

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Penner\u2019s lawyer, Alex Seaman, also requested a Gladue report, often used in sentencing Indigenous individuals.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s expected sentencing arguments won\u2019t happen until November at the earliest.<\/p>\n

The trial saw video footage from a nearby semi-trailer driver that captured Hough\u2019s final minutes. It showed a figure moving across the intersection and collapsing in the middle of the road.
A .45-calibre bullet was found where he collapsed and a nine-millimetre shell casing was found near where Andres was wounded.<\/p>\n

Hough\u2019s vehicle was later found abandoned. Penner, 37, was arrested five days later and Strawberry, 29, was found after a month hiding in a residence on the O\u2019Chiese First Nation.<\/p>\n

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