Man Sentenced to 8 1/2 Years for Unexplained Beltline Shooting

‘The discharge of such a firearm on a populated public sidewalk indicates a willingness to resort to sudden and deadly violence’

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Calling his conduct “extremely serious,” a judge on Thursday sentenced a Calgary resident to 8 1/2 years in prison for unexplained shooting of a man on a busy Beltline street.

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Defense attorney Rebecca Snukal had argued that a five-year prison sentence on top of the two-and-a-half years Mark Angelo Julom is already serving would be a more than adequate punishment for shooting Brad Minified in the leg with a .22 caliber. pistol on April 27, 2020.

But Provincial Court Judge Mark Tyndale said Julom’s recklessness and violent criminal record show he deserved a sentence closer to the length of 7-1/2 to 8-1/2 suggested by prosecutor Todd Buziak.

“Mr. Julom’s actions paint a picture of a rampaging young man with a propensity to commit violence and a willingness to resort to deadly weapons to do so,” Tyndale said in a written decision.

Surveillance footage showed Julom approaching Minifie from behind at 17th Ave. and 5th St. during the afternoon rush hour in an attack that fractured the victim’s leg in what Tyndale called a random assault that endangered others in the area.

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“The discharge of that firearm on a populated public sidewalk indicates a willingness to resort to sudden and deadly violence,” the judge said, adding that Julom did not know his victim.

“This crime required forethought and deliberation in acquiring, loading and concealing the weapon and a predetermined willingness to use it.”

Tyndale previously convicted Julom, 25, of charges of aggravated assault, discharging a firearm with intent to injure, and possession of a firearm while prohibited.

Julom was sentenced in 2016 to three years for an attack on an 83-year-old Calgary man and served his entire sentence. He was also convicted of committing an assault while in prison.

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The 2020 shooting occurred while the man was under a firearms ban.

Snukal had argued that Julom’s low IQ and severe alcohol addiction should be considered a mitigating factor in sentencing, but Tyndale pushed back, saying a psychiatric evaluation showed anger management issues and “impulsive criminal behavior “were more important factors.

“The unfortunate conclusion, therefore, is that Mr. Julom’s cognitive deficits do not so much reduce his moral culpability, but are part of what Ms. Snukal called Mr. Julom’s institutionalization and an angry, antisocial attitude.” .

But at the same time, Tyndale noted Julom’s younger age to avoid imposing what he called a “crushing sentence.”

“While I am skeptical that Mr. Julom has any intention of rehabilitating himself… (he) may still find the motivation to change his ways,” he said.

Tyndale said the sentence will be in addition to Julom’s current prison time.

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