An Edmonton man wanted for second-degree murder in last week’s shooting at the Papyrus Lounge was convicted of robbing a gas bar with a handgun in 2009.
According to parole board documents obtained by CBC News, Luqman Osman, was disguised and armed with a handgun when he robbed a gas station on April 13, 2009. Osman threatened to kill the clerk, then fled in a vehicle.
He was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase, and officers had to use a spike belt and drive into his vehicle to get him to stop.
Osman was convicted of a number of charges in the gas bar heist, including robbery and use of a firearm to commit an indictable offence.
He was sentenced to four years in prison, and given one year credit for time served in pre-trial custody.
After initially being turned down for parole in in August 2010, Osman was granted statutory release in September 2011 after serving two-thirds of his sentence.
Police issued warrants for the Osman on Thursday, one day after Bekri Mohamed, 31, was shot to death at the Papyrus Lounge at 112th Street and 107th Avenue.
Osman, 25, also faces several firearms charges related to a shooting at the Ethiopian community centre last New Year’s Eve.
He was granted bail in April 2014 and ordered to remain in Alberta, surrender his passport, observe a curfew and abstain from drinking alcohol.
