Preliminary inquiry underway in connection with fatal ambush shooting of Calgary woman
A five-day preliminary inquiry got underway Monday for the Edmonton-area man charged with murder in the ambush of a Calgary couple. A preliminary inquiry has begun to determine if Sherwood Park man, Michael Tyrel Arnold, will stand trial for the murder of Nakita Baron and her husband, Talal Fouani. The couple were ambushed in their Bentley car as they were leaving their home in Evergreen Estates, Calgary, on August 18, 2022. The preliminary inquiry is expected to include 11 witnesses and determine if there is enough evidence to convict Arnold. Arnold remains in custody pending trial. The incident was captured on a neighbour's security camera and made an exhibit in an unsuccessful publication ban bid by Fouani in the money laundering case.
Published : 2 years ago by Kevin Martin in General
Evidence began Monday to determine whether a Sherwood Park man will stand trial for murder in the fatal ambush of a Calgary couple outside their southwest home. Michael Tyrel Arnold is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Nakita Baron and attempted murder in the shooting of her husband Talal Fouani.
The couple were ambushed in their Bentley car as they pulled out of the driveway of their home in the community of Evergreen Estates on Aug. 18, 2022.
Mograbee and Taylor expect to call 11 witnesses over the course of the week-long preliminary inquiry, which is to determine whether there is some evidence upon which a jury could find Arnold guilty. The authorities have not said there is a link between the charges Fouani was facing and the shooting of the couple. Graphic video of the ambush, captured on a neighbour’s security camera, was made an exhibit in an unsuccessful publication ban bid by Fouani in the money laundering case. Arnold, who was arrested just days after the shooting, remains in custody pending trial.
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