CALGARY, Alta. – A Calgary man has been ordered to stand trial on the reduced charge of second-degree murder in the death of 47-year-old Sheldon Wolf from Carrot River, Sask.
On Oct. 18, following a preliminary hearing held in Calgary in September, Judge Brandy Shaw ruled there was enough evidence to commit Victor Fayiah Braima, 24, for trial on charges of second-degree murder. Braima was originally charged with first-degree murder. The details of what is said during a preliminary hearing can’t be published.
Wolf’s body was found in a rural area north of Airdrie, 28 kilometres north of Calgary, on Feb. 4, 2020. Wolf was reported missing Feb. 3 after he was last seen leaving the downtown Calgary hotel at about 7 p.m. on Feb. 2, 2020.
Calgary Police (CPS) say they found evidence in Elliston Park on Feb. 4, 2020, connected to Wolf’s disappearance, which led them to a rural area near Airdrie.
Braima was arrested three days later. He was originally denied bail but later granted bail with strict conditions including 24-hour house arrest, wearing a GPS monitored ankle bracelet and residing at his parent’s home in Calgary.
Braima is back in court Nov. 19 to schedule a jury trial.
In February 2021, CPS issued a photo of Sharmarke Ali Mohamed, 22, from Regina. They say he is a person of interest in Wolf’s murder. Mohamed also has ties to the Toronto area and goes by the alias Mohamod.
CPS believes Mohamed exited a white Infiniti QX4 and then got into a Toyota Scion with Wolf just minutes before Wolf was murdered.
“We know several people were involved in Mr. Wolf’s homicide and we are intent on locating those individuals,” said Homicide Unit Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta previously. “We won’t stop and will continue to pursue this until we’re satisfied everyone involved has been held responsible. Visitors to Calgary have the right to feel safe.”
Wolf, who is from Carrot River, Sask., was staying at the Sandman Hotel in downtown Calgary when he willingly met several people he had no previous relationship with, said Calgary Police.
Calgary Police asks anyone with information about Mohamed’s whereabouts, or Wolf’s homicide, to call police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers anonymously using any of the following methods: TALK: 1-800-222-8477, TYPE: www.calgarycrimestoppers.org, APP: "P3 Tips" and mention Case #20049391/3581.
