(CBC) A jury has found Abdulahi Sharif guilty of trying to kill an Edmonton police officer and four pedestrians in a series of attacks two years ago.
Sharif, 32, was convicted in Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench Friday on all 11 charges he faced, including five counts of attempted murder. He was also found guilty on four counts of flight from police causing bodily harm and one count of aggravated assault.
After deliberating for almost 10 hours, the jury found Sharif, 32, used his white Chevrolet Malibu as a weapon on the evening of Sept. 30, 2017. His car slammed into Const. Michael Chernyk, who was on special traffic duty near Commonwealth Stadium during an Edmonton Eskimos game.
After Chernyk flew through the air and landed on his back, Sharif calmly strode toward him, pulled out a knife and began to stab the officer in the chest and head. Then he fled on foot.
