A 39-year-old Calgary man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with an October 2017 shooting in the community of Montgomery that claimed the life of a 44-year-old man.

According to police, emergency crews were called to the 4600 block of Bowness Road N.W. at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 and a critically injured man suffering from a gunshot wound was located. The man was transported by ambulance to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The deceased has been identified as 44-year-old Arnold Kerfont of Calgary.

On Jan. 27, officers arrested a suspect at an undisclosed location in connection with Kerfront’s death.

Armando Pepino Baccari, 39, of Calgary has been charged with second-degree murder.

Baccari is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 5, 2018.

UPDATE: Baccari was found not guilty in December 2019