A teenage male and the passenger of the vehicle he was driving are both wanted on warrants for first-degree murder in the New Year’s Eve death of Calgary police Sgt. Andrew Harnett.
Harnett was conducting a traffic stop when he was struck by an SUV that police say was fleeing the scene, in the area of Falconridge Boulevard and Falconridge Drive N.E., police said in a release.
Chief Mark Neufeld said Friday afternoon that Harnett was also dragged along the street, and that the driver would have known they’d hit and injured the officer.
Police believe Shah Muhammad was driving the vehicle, and that Abdulrahman was the passenger.
Global News is naming the 17-year-old as the Calgary police have made an application to the Youth Division of Calgary Provincial Court.
Neufeld admitted naming the youth was unconventional, but said the reasoning behind the decision is that both suspects are still at large in the community and need to be found.
Neufeld said the homicide unit has taken over the investigation, and said it’s moving along so quickly because of “exceptional police work” Harnett did before he died, which helped identify the suspects.
“He is helping us solve this and bring those responsible to justice. His commitment to policing and to his community, right up until his very last moments, are a testament to his dedication to the community and to service as displayed throughout the whole of his career.”
On Friday afternoon, officers found the vehicle the pair was driving, believed to be a copper-coloured 2006 Infiniti FX, in the northeast community of Taradale, thanks to a tip from a member of the public. It was brought in for forensic testing.
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Harnett was conducting a traffic stop when he was struck by an SUV that police say was fleeing the scene, in the area of Falconridge Boulevard and Falconridge Drive N.E., police said in a release.
Chief Mark Neufeld said Friday afternoon that Harnett was also dragged along the street, and that the driver would have known they’d hit and injured the officer.
Police believe Shah Muhammad was driving the vehicle, and that Abdulrahman was the passenger.
Global News is naming the 17-year-old as the Calgary police have made an application to the Youth Division of Calgary Provincial Court.
Neufeld admitted naming the youth was unconventional, but said the reasoning behind the decision is that both suspects are still at large in the community and need to be found.
Neufeld said the homicide unit has taken over the investigation, and said it’s moving along so quickly because of “exceptional police work” Harnett did before he died, which helped identify the suspects.
“He is helping us solve this and bring those responsible to justice. His commitment to policing and to his community, right up until his very last moments, are a testament to his dedication to the community and to service as displayed throughout the whole of his career.”
On Friday afternoon, officers found the vehicle the pair was driving, believed to be a copper-coloured 2006 Infiniti FX, in the northeast community of Taradale, thanks to a tip from a member of the public. It was brought in for forensic testing.
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Two teens wanted on warrants for first-degree murder in the New Year's Eve death of Calgary police Sgt. Andrew Harnett turned themselves in to police.
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