Michael Tyrell Arnold, a 34-year-old Sherwood Park man, is in police custody and has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Nakita Baron, 31, was found dead inside a dark brown Bentley parked in the 100 block of Everwoods Court SW on the morning of August 18th. Her husband, Talal Fuani, was also shot and remains in hospital. Police say the couple was targeted by a man who allegedly shot the Bentley multiple times before driving away in a black 2017-2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse. In the wake of the shooting, police discovered CCTV images of a suspect and appealed to the public for help. Arnold was arrested Thursday in Edmonton and has since been transferred to Calgary, where he remains in custody. “Our Homicide Unit conducted a thorough investigation to find answers regarding a brazen act of violence that took place in broad daylight,” said Staff Sgt. Sean Gregson of the CPS homicide unit. “We would like to thank the public, the media and our law enforcement partners at the Edmonton Police Service and the Strathcona RCMP for their support. “This research could not have come together so quickly without their help.” Arnold will appear in court in Calgary on September 26. Meanwhile, police investigations into the incident are ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting of Baron and Fouani is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
