Ngarukiye faces another trial where he is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his cellmate
Ali Ngarukiye was found guilty in a jury trial on Wednesday of trying to kill a Montreal police officer in January 2021.He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, disarming a police officer, discharging a firearm and carjacking.
Ngarukiye had attacked Montreal Police Officer Sanjay Vig during a traffic stop on Jan. 28, 2021. Ngarukiye disarmed Vig and fired his service weapon before fleeing.Ngarukiye was arrested about two months later, on March 25, 201, in Toronto where he was known to police for a history of fraud charges.
During the trial, the jury head that traces of DNA left at the crime scene in Montreal led investigators to him, say media reports.
Ngarukiye faces another trial. He is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his cellmate, André Lapierre, at the Rivière-des-Prairies detention centre, in June 2021.contact@criminalsamongus.ca
