Calgary police have upgraded the charge against a 21-year-old man in connection to the shooting death of a woman on a downtown street back in August.
Natasha Mohamed Farah, 26, was shot and killed at about 3:00 a.m. near 11 Avenue and 1st Street S.W. on Saturday, August 23, 2014.
Farah had recently moved to Calgary from Toronto and was standing outside a bar in the area when she was gunned down.
Hussein Ibrahim, 21, was originally charged with discharging firearm recklessness.
On Monday, Calgary police upgraded that charge to second-degree murder.
Ibrahim is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 19, 2014.
Police are still looking to speak with several witnesses who were at the scene. Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers anonymously using any of the following methods:
TALK: 1-800-222-8477
TYPE: www.calgarycrimestoppers.org
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