Calgary

Man charged as accessory in fatal Christmas Day shooting in southeast Calgary

Calgary police have made an arrested in the Christmas Day fatal shooting in Forest Lawn as they continue to search for their main suspect.

Investigators still searching for 2nd-degree murder suspect

A picture of a Black young man with a white shirt and short black hair
Yoseif Hagos, 22, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder. (Calgary Police Service)

Calgary police have made an arrested in the Christmas Day fatal shooting in Forest Lawn as they continue to search for their main suspect.

A 21-year-old Calgary man has been charged with accessory to murder after the fact in the shooting death of  Samuel Welday Haile, 24.

The man was set make a court appearance on Wednesday. 

Haile died in hospital after being shot early in the morning on Dec. 25, 2022, in the 2600 block of 35th Street S.E.

Investigators are still looking for Yoseif Hagos, 22, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder.

Hagos is five feet 11 inches tall, approximately 140 pounds and has a slim build.

Haile's death was Calgary's 26th homicide of 2022.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call police at 403-226-1234. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.