2nd-degree murder charge laid in Montgomery shooting last fall

A Calgary man has been charged with second-degree murder after a shooting in the northwest community of Montgomery last October.

Police were called to the 4600 block of Bowness Road N.W. on Oct. 14, 2017. They found a man, now identified as 44-year-old Arnold Kerfont, with critical injuries from a shooting. He was taken to hospital but died a short time later, police said.

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On Saturday, police arrested and charged Armando Pepino Baccari, 39, of Calgary, in relation to the homicide.

Baccarihas a lengthy criminal record, some of it for violence,including the torture beating of a landlord.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Calgary police at 403-266-1234, the homicide unit tip line at 403-428-8877, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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

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