Video of deadly ambush in Calgary suburbs released following failed bid for publication ban
CBC
A Calgary judge has released a video showing the daytime ambush of a couple who were both outside their southwest home last August.
Nakita Baron, 31, was killed in the attack. Her husband Talal Fouani, 48, was badly injured.
At the time of the shooting, Fouani was facing criminal charges connected to a $55-million drug trafficking investigation. In March, Fouani pleaded guilty to money laundering but has since applied to withdraw his plea.
Investigators have not connected the organized crime charges with the shooting.
A week after the Baron was killed, Michael Tyrel Arnold, 34, of Sherwood Park was arrested by Edmonton police and charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
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The video — security camera footage from a neighbour's home — along with other court documents were filed as part of a failed publication ban and sealing order application sought by defence lawyer Yoav Niv on behalf of his client.
Fouani wanted a ban on the information, evidence and arguments connected to his criminal proceedings.
But on Monday, Justice Greg Stirling rejected Niv's application, thus lifting the interim ban on those materials.
In an affidavit written by Fouani, he described living in a state of fear following the shooting.
"I feel as if there is a constant target on my back and I am sitting on death row waiting for the day when I will be killed," Fouani wrote in an affidavit.
At around 8:20 a.m. on Aug. 18, 2022, Fouani and Baron were headed to a farmers' market, according to his statement.
The video shows the shooter dressed in an orange construction vest walking with a small dog on a leash.
The killer can be seen walking up to the couple's Bentley as it backs out of their driveway in southwest Calgary.
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