Calgary man faces murder charges in 2018 Evanston double homicide

Calgary police havecharged a man in connection with a double homicide in the northwestCalgary community of Evanston more than a year ago.

Christopher Naidu, 29, was arrested on Friday after a 14-month investigation by police. On Saturday, he was chargedwith two counts of first-degree murder.

On the afternoon ofApril 20, 2018, police were called to reports of gunshots in EvanscrestMewsN.W.

Joshua Brendan Bamfo, 25, and Mahad Abdirahman Ainanshe, 23, were found dead inside a silver SUV.

Police took who they called a person of interest into custody two days later, but later released that person without charges. According to a news release from Calgary police, Naidu is the same man they arrested in April 2018.

Policealso said they believe the homicides were targeted and that Naidu and the victims knew each other.