CALGARY --
The family of a Calgary man fatally shot in 2019 while trying to protect a friend from making a poor decision say they only found out about a plea deal two weeks ago.
“My whole family felt entirely blindsided,” said Jason Moore, the brother of victim Jordan Moore.
“For the last two plus years of consistent message from the prosecutors office was, we have a good case for first-degree murder,” said Moore, who added that the Crown did say the case was mainly circumstantial evidence.
Jermaine Bailey’s trial for first-degree murder was set to begin Monday Instead, the 32-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter.