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Calgary gas-and-dash: 2 people taken into custody for questioning

Police say they have taken two males into custody in connection to a fatal hit and run near a northwest Calgary gas station on Sunday.

Young man taken away in handcuffs after police surround home in Beddington

WATCH: police take man into custody after surrounding a home in Beddington N.W.

9 years ago
Duration 0:54
Calgary police take a man away in handcuffs after surrounding a Beddington N.W. home earlier in the evening. He is being questioned in relation to a fatal gas-and-dash incident on June 7, 2015.

Police say they have taken twomalesinto custody in connection to a fatal hit and run near a northwest Calgary gas station on Sunday.

One of them was brought in for questioning earlier on Tuesday while another young man was taken away in handcuffs from a home in Beddington later in the evening.

Police say he came out of the house voluntarily around 10:30 p.m. after police surrounded the home earlier in the evening.

Nearby homes had beenevacuated as a precaution, but residents were later allowed to return.

Calgary police surrounded a home in Beddington on Tuesday night. (CBC)

Police say tips from the public led them to the home in Calgary's northwest. They will now interview the persons of interest to see if they were involved before moving forward with the investigation.

Maryam Rashidi died from her injuries after being hit by a stolen truck that left aCentex gas station without paying over the weekend.

The 35-year-old gas station employee had chased down the truck andstood in front of the vehicle to get it to stop, but police say the driver proceededandran over her.