Maqsood Ahmed stabbed to death in northeast Calgary
CBC News | Posted: October 9, 2014 12:36 PM | Last Updated: October 10, 2014
Business owner was carrying money bag when he was attacked
Police say the fatal stabbing of a northeast Calgary business owner on Wednesday night was a planned and targeted attack.
Calgary police say it happened in the 4700 block of Westwinds Drive just before 10 p.m. MT. as a man — identified as Maqsood Ahmed — and woman were closing up shop.
Ahmed left on foot with a money bag when he was attacked by two people in a robbery, police said.
He was taken to hospital where he died. The woman was not injured.
An autopsy has confirmed Ahmed died of stab wounds.
The 55-year-old owned the Calgary Produce Market and also operated a Western Union money transfer business.
2 suspects sought
The homicide unit is investigating.
Investigators have been reviewing footage from the security cameras in the area.
The two suspects are described as:
- Black male in his 20s who is roughly five feet 10 inches tall with a lean muscular build and long hair. He was wearing dark clothing and white shoes.
- Black male in his 20s who is roughly six feet tall with a medium to heavy build and short hair. He was wearing a light coloured hoodie under a dark three quarter length leather jacket, dark pants and white shoes.
Calgary police are also looking for a vehicle they believe was used by the suspects. It is described as a dark coloured 1999 to 2003 two-door Toyota Solara.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 403-266-1234, the Homicide Unit tipline at 403-428-8877 or Calgary Crime Stoppers.
Area store owners react
Balbir Kanda, the owner of neighbouring store Western Window Coverings, was in the area Wednesday night during the incident.
He said he could see one of Ahmed's employees yelling for help after he went outside.
"When she asked for the help, I thought maybe somebody's robbing her, or something — right," he said. "Then I went over there to help her and then I saw the guy. He was laying on the floor. He was covered with blood. Basically, that's it. He was in a bad, bad situation."
Raj Bal Sidhu, who owns the Best Buy store across the street, said he will remember Ahmed as a very nice person.
"He's a very hard worker. I don't see him fighting anybody [or arguing] with anybody. Anybody just come [and] ask him [for] help, he would do that."