A man was found dead in a parking lot of Whitehorn Safeway. Calgary police are investigating an incident after a man with serious injuries died in hospital.
According to the police, they have identified the victim as Darrin Thomas Amond, found dead in a parking lot of the Whitehorn Safeway about 2 weeks ago.
Prompt intervention
A man stopped the police and asking for help for a man in medical distress. The officers pulled over and immediately provided first aid and CPR. The injuries of the man were very serious and they believed it was caused by a serious assault. Paramedics arrived in the area and immediately brought the man to the hospital where his condition worsened.
There were some witnesses in the area during the incident which happened in the middle of the afternoon. The police hope these witnesses can provide them with the information they needed.
According to news, they confirmed that Amond was previously charged with killing Marcus Tremaine Deveaux, age 37 in 2011. The victim was found in an Inglewood snowbank. Amond was sentenced to four-year imprisonment.
Amond with his friend Richard Ceasor beat to death Deveaux because he was not able to provide them with a cigarette. Some people in the area who witnessed the incident immediately provided first aid and CPR on Deveaux. The paramedic arrived and continued with the treatment and was taken immediately to the hospital. He was eventually declared dead due to his injuries.
According to the police, the assault was random and Deveaux does not know his attackers. The family of Deveaux attended the sentencing of Amond and Ceasor. Ceasor pleaded guilty for his involvement of beating to death Deveaux. He was sentenced to a lifetime of imprisonment. Amond was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment.
According to Deveaux mother, Linda, she was a little bit disappointed that the imprisonment of Amond seems very light. My son already lost his life.
Deveaux mother was very grateful and thanks to the work of the Calgary police for what they have done for my son. At that time the police described the attack as unprovoked, random and brutal. The victim does not know his attackers.
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Hi A. Clarke!
Lots of mistakes in your story here.
1) Darrin Amond wasn’t found dead. He was beaten and was on life support in hospital for 2 weeks before succumbing to injuries.
2) Darrin Amond was not sentenced to 4 years in prison. He was sentenced to 8, but had served more than a year and a half before being sentenced. That time was counted as double as per federal law. He left prison when 2/3s of his sentenced were served to go into a halfway house, as is customary for inmates. FWIW he had a reduced sentence of Manslaughter, compared to Cesar’s 2nd degree Murder Conviction. We do not want people thinking Federal Courts are handing out 4 year sentences for 2nd degree murder.
3) Deveaux’s daughter expressed gratitude to the police in the interview you are referring to, not his mother. Though, I can attest she was grateful too. The Calgary Police were stellar in their investigation of Marcus Deveaux’s death, having both suspects in custody within a week of the murder.
I know you want people to learn first aid, and participate in early intervention, saving lives. However, this particular story is a fairly sensational one encourage it. It is also not the greatest example. Likely neither Amond or Deveaux would have survived even with earlier intervention. Simply put, if you learn first aid, the lives you will be saving will likely be those closest to you. Chances of you running into an assault victim in a parking lot or snow bank are slim. Helping a choking child or an elderly uncle at a family dinner – way more likely.
Also, using people’s stories to further your cause, no matter how valiant the cause is, must be done in a respectful way. Your cursory and inaccurate presentation of the story indicates a lack of research and attention. Both Marcus and Darrin are somebody’s sibling, son, and uncle. Their lives are much more than the way they died. Please remember that when promoting your cause.