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Arthur Wayne Penner, 37, of Edmonton and Elijah Blake Strawberry, 29, of O\u2019Chiese First Nation each face a charge of second-degree murder. They are also charged with attempted murder. The shooting occurred along a roadway in Rocky View County, east of Calgary. One of the men, Colin Hough, 45, died. The other was seriously injured. 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