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Fugitive wanted in connection with Rocky View County murder arrested

Mounties have found a fugitive wanted in connection with a murder and on the run since early August, and it was while they were working another case.

Elijah Blake Strawberry was arrested on Friday afternoon, at a residence in O’Chiese First Nation.

The 28-year-old was arrested “successfully and safely,” RCMP say.

“Following an intense search and multiple pleas for information, on Sept. 13, 2024, today, just after 1 p.m., members of the Alberta RCMP major crimes unit successfully and safely arrested 28-year-old Elijah Blake Strawberry at a residence in O’Chiese First Nation,” said Chief Superintendent Roberta Mckale.

On Aug. 6, police say Colin Hough, of Airdrie, was shot and killed by Strawberry and another man, 35-year-old Arthur Wayne Penner.

Police say Hough had stopped to help them, believing they were in trouble when their truck was on fire.

The pair also shot and injured a Fortis Alberta employee after the killing.

Penner was arrested with the assistance of the Edmonton Police Service, but Strawberry remained at large.

RCMP received a lot of tips, said Mckale, but in the end, none of those were what led to his capture.

“Our investigators were in O’Chiese First Nation, at a residence on another matter – the major crimes unit was there working another file – and ended up locating him hiding in the residence,” said Mckale.

Strawberry will appear before a Justice of the Peace, “to determine his release status and a future court date,” said Mckale.

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