Second man charged following shooting outside Temple convenience store

The ongoing investigation into gunshots near a northeast business in July has resulted in charges against a second suspect.  

Officers responded to the 7-Eleven location in the 3300 block of 64^th Street Northeast, in the community of Temple, on the evening of Wednesday, July 31 following reports of shots fired. The offenders had fled prior to the arrival of police.

A review of surveillance footage led investigators to identify one of the suspects and, on Saturday, August 3, 23-year-old Ahmed Hassan Rakka was arrested and subsequently charged with several offences.

Later that month, CPS members identified a second suspect in connection with the shooting. On Thursday, September 5, a search warrant was executed at a home in Whitehorn and 22-year-old Alemayehu Aman was arrested.

Aman face charges of:

• Discharging a firearm with intent
• Possession of an unlicensed weapon
• Possession of a weapon without a registration certificate
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
• Possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm with ammunition

Aman is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, September 11.

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  Police are investigating a reported shooting at a 7-Eleven store in northeast Calgary.