A Canada-wide warrant for manslaughter has been issued for 20-year-old Samiul Islam Turzo in connection with a fatal shooting in northwest Calgary on Jan. 1, 2023.
A Calgary drug dealer facing a first-degree murder charge after he shot two robbers — one fatally — pleaded guilty to gun and drug charges after lawyers agreed the killing was in self-defence.Samiul Islam Turzo, 21, pleaded guilty to firearm and drug offences after the prosecution agreed he killed a man in self-defence on Jan. 1, 2023.
The two men got in Turzo's vehicle "and together they both attacked and attempted to overpower Turzo."The attack and struggle was observed by witnesses "who described it as the two males trying to rob the driver."As the pair were assaulting Turzo, he was able to grab his handgun and shot each of his attackers once.Merasty was shot in the shoulder, got out of the car and retreated to the home where he'd been socializing.
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