A Calgary jury heard closing arguments this week in a second-degree murder trial involving a roadside shooting on a rural highway south of Calgary.

The trial centers on the death of Colin Hough and the wounding of a second victim. The outcome will determine if two accused individuals are legally responsible for a violent crime that occurred on a public thoroughfare.

A Crown prosecutor said that the evidence points exclusively to the defendants. "Nobody else besides the two accused could have committed a roadside shooting in southern Alberta," the prosecutor said [1]. The prosecution is seeking a conviction for second-degree murder based on the claim that only these two individuals could have carried out the attack [1], [2].

Testimony during the trial included accounts from first responders who arrived at the scene. Rob Anderson, a CN police officer, described the immediate aftermath of the shooting. "I found Colin Hough lying in the middle of the road, shot and fatally wounded," Anderson said [3].

Court records indicate that one person died in the shooting [1] and one additional person was wounded [1]. The proceedings have focused on the identification of the shooters, and the circumstances surrounding the encounter on the highway.

The defense has contested the Crown's narrative as the jury prepares to deliberate on the charges. The case remains one of the high-profile violent incidents occurring on the rural roads surrounding the Calgary area [3].

“"Nobody else besides the two accused could have committed a roadside shooting in southern Alberta."”

This trial tests the Crown's ability to secure a conviction based on circumstantial and eyewitness evidence in a rural setting. A conviction for second-degree murder would establish a legal precedent for the level of evidence required to link multiple accused parties to a single roadside shooting event in Alberta.