Two facing murder charges in beating death
BY BILL KAUFMANN ,CALGARY SUN
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Police say an ongoing dispute led to the beating death of a man in front of a southeast strip mall.
Two men are facing murder charges following the slaying of the 18-year-old Calgarian.
On July 5 about 3:40 a.m., they arrived at a strip mall at 2936 Radcliffe Dr. S.E. where they found an unconscious man in life-threatening condition, said Staff Sgt. Colin Chisholm of the homicide unit.
It was not a random assault, he added.
“The victim and suspects were known to each other and had a long-standing dispute over a number of things,” said Chisholm.
Police, he said, couldn’t say if the confrontation was drug or gang-related.
The man identified as Ayuen Ajak Goot, or Devon Goot, died late Tuesday in hospital from head injuries.
Cause of death has been deemed blunt force trauma.
“Part of it was feet and hands and there was a weapon used but it was not recovered,” said Chisholm, adding the violence occurred in the parking lot where Goot was found.
On Wednesday, two male suspects aged 18 and 19 years were arrested without incident in the Dover area.
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