Calgary Police have now charged a fifth man in connection with the stabbing death of Lukas Strasser-Hird in November 2013.
In the early morning hours of November 23, police and paramedics were called to the 200 block of 10 Ave. S.E. for reports of a man in medical distress.
Strasser-Hird, 18, was found in the alleyway behind the bar, badly beaten and stabbed.
He died later in hospital.
A 19-year-old man has now been arrested and charged in connection with the death.
Jordan Lee Liao, 19, of Calgary, was charged with second degree murder on Wednesday and is the fifth person charged in connection to Strasser-Hird's death.
Liao is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
Assmar Ryiad Shlah, 20, Franz Emir Cabera, 19, and Joch Pouk, 20, have all been charged with second degree murder in Strasser-Hird’s death.
Nathan Paul Gervais, 18, is charged with first degree murder.
The family of Lukas Strasser-Hird released a statement on Wednesday saying…
First of all, we would like to extend our gratitude to all the detectives and police that have been working on Lukas' case. This is the first statement we have made to the media since this tragedy has occurred. It has been noted in all the media statements that Lukas was involved in 2 altercations the evening the event occurred. We would like to state that based on all the information we have gathered from friends and bystanders that Lukas was defending someone from a racial statement that was made against them the evening he passed. We raised a child that was adamant about defending anyone that was being bullied or disrespected. Lukas was always vocal even if he put himself at risk in a situation. He would have taken a punch for anyone, friend or stranger alike. It breaks my heart as a mother that all the good we taught him and his own personal beliefs to defend someone was to his detriment. All we have left of Lukas are his memories ,his life was stolen in a matter of moments. He was a young man that had so much to offer our society. He was born to make a difference in this world filled with hate and violence. I will do everything in my power to ensure my sons legacy is carried on. The men that took his life deserve to live a life that is filled with regret for what they have taken,not only from us as his family but the life that Lukas deserved. He deserved to live a life filled with love, a family, to have the opportunity to become a father, to have traveled the world and to have enjoyed a future of his choosing. We ask that ANYONE with further information of that night please come forward .
Audrey Strasser
Anyone with information about this case to contact police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers anonymously using any of the following methods:
TALK: 1-800-222-8477
TYPE: tttTIPS.com
TEXT: tttTIPS to 274637
