Calgary police hold the scene in 6900 block of Ranchero Road N.W. in Calgary on Sunday, January 1, 2023. Police responded to reports of shots fired about 3:40 a.m. One man reported deceased at the scene and a second was transported to hospital in serious condition. Jim Wells/Postmedia file

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Second-degree murder charge withdrawn as Samiul Islam Turzo pleads guilty to other criminal counts

by · Calgary Herald

Murder suspect Samiul Islam Turzo was being robbed at knifepoint when he shot his two assailants, one fatally, a Calgary court heard Monday.

Crown prosecutor Ron Simenik withdrew a second-degree murder charge against Turzo as he and co-prosecutor Petter Hurich accepted guilty pleas from defence counsel Balfour Der on other charges of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a loaded, restricted firearm.