Police reveal few details of incident that took life of 24-year-old man, wounded woman

Steve Lillebuen, The Edmonton Journal

Published: Monday, September 01

Investigators are sifting through a mountain of information in their search for the killer of a 24-year-old Edmonton man outside the River Cree Casino, RCMP say.

Police identified Mohamed Ali Ibrahim on Sunday as the man found dead following gunfire on the Enoch reserve around 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

A 20-year-old woman who was at the casino that night is recovering in hospital from undisclosed injuries. She recently moved to Edmonton from Ontario, but police are not confirming she knew Ibrahim.

 A fight had erupted at the casino’s Touch Ultra Lounge late that evening. Before police arrived at the club just west of Edmonton, the fight had moved outside and Ibrahim was found dead lying face down near the casino’s main entrance.

Witnesses said he appeared to have been shot and suffering from a serious head wound. The medical examiner won’t confirm the cause of death until after an autopsy, which is scheduled for Tuesday.

Ibrahim has family in Toronto.

Const. Barb Roy of the Stony Plain RCMP said investigators are interviewing several witnesses and reviewing casino security camera footage.

But many details of the investigation are being kept away from the public eye.

Officers are witRating 2olding if they have any suspects, if a possible motive is known and if the victim was known to police.

Investigators won’t confirm if the victim knew anyone at the casino or if he was there by himself.

Whether possible links between the homicide and gang or drug activity are being investigated are not being disclosed at this time.

Officers from the Stony Plain RCMP and Edmonton’s major crimes unit are involved in the investigation.

The Edmonton Journal