Another person charged in violent NE clash as task force wraps up investigation
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Calgary police say a special task force created to investigate a violent clash along Falconridge Boulevard N.E. has wrapped up with one more person facing charges.
Calgary police say a special task force created to investigate a violent clash along Falconridge Boulevard N.E. has wrapped up with one more person facing charges.
The clash began at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, when two groups from the city's Eritrean community with opposing views engaged in a fight using weapons like sticks, bats and pipes.
Up to 150 people were involved.
Approximately a dozen people were hospitalized, some of them with serious injuries.
On Wednesday, police announced the task force formed to examine the incident has concluded its formal investigation.
"If additional information arises and it is deemed appropriate, further charges may still occur," police said.
Rusom Tesfamikael Tes, 50, of Calgary, has been charged with rioting and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
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