Red Deer, Alta. – On Sept. 19, 2024, at 10:45 a.m. Red Deer RCMP received a report of a shooting at the Safe Harbor Shelter in Red Deer. Police located a 42-year-old male victim with apparent gunshot injuries. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police were able to quickly obtain CCTV footage of the incident and the suspects involved. Red Deer RCMP with support from various RCMP units including General Investigations Section, Police Dog Section and Crime Reduction Team flooded the area and located two suspects entering a cab. Both suspects were arrested without incident and a handgun was seized.
As a result of the investigation RCMP have charged 35-year-old Abdullahi Ahmed Dahir of no fixed address with:
- Aggravated assault;
- Weapons offences (x4);
- Fail to comply with release conditions;
- Possession of a firearm contrary to order;
- Discharge a firearm with intent.
Dahir was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody with his next court date set for Sept. 23, 2024 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
Police have charged 31-year-old Jamie Taralynn Ward of no fixed address with:
- Weapons offences (x3);
- Possession of a firearm contrary to order;
- Fail to comply with probation order.
Ward was taken before a Justice of the Peace and remanded into custody with her next court date set for Sept. 23, 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
“Our officers were able quickly respond to this incident and obtain footage of the suspects which was then sent to all responding officers”, says Inspector Heidi Ravenhill of the Red Deer RCMP,” this quick action allowed us to quickly locate and safely arrest these armed individuals ensuring the safety of Red Deer residents.”
