Calgary police lay murder charge against Yellowknife man in parking lot hit-and-run
Jonathan Tewolde, 46, accused of killing stranger outside the Portico Lounge
Calgary police have charged a Yellowknife man with second-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a stranger outside a southeast club.
Last week, with help from Yellowknife RCMP, CPS homicide unit members arrested Jonathan Tewolde, 46, in the Northwest Territories capital city.
Tewolde is accused of killing Awed Tesgay Ghebremeskel, 32, who died in September after being struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Portico Lounge in the southeast community of Southview.
Tewolde will appear in court later this week.
On Sept. 2, around 5 a.m., police were called to the Portico Lounge for reports that several people were involved in a fight.
When officers arrived, they "found evidence of an altercation and signs that someone may have been in medical distress."
About 20 minutes later, police were notified that a "severely injured man" had been brought to the Peter Lougheed Hospital.
Ghebremeskel later died in hospital of his injuries.
In the course of their investigation, police learned that a fight took place outside the Portico Lounge on 35th Street S.E.
Police believe the victim was intentionally struck by a vehicle during the fight and the driver took off.
The two men were not known to each other before the incident.
A black Dodge Caliber believed to have been involved in the incident was located by police and investigators have completed their examination of the vehicle.
The three-month investigation involved reviewing hours of security camera footage, pouring over "countless forensic exhibits" and interviewing dozens of witnesses, according to CPS.