Man facing weapons charges after gun fired in Edmonton City Hall appears in court
By The Canadian Press on January 25, 2024.
EDMONTON – A man facing charges after a gun was fired and a Molotov cocktail was ignited in Edmonton City Hall is to have a bail hearing next week. Bezhani Sarvar, who is 28, made his first court appearance by video from the Edmonton Remand Centre’s maximum security unit. Police have said a heavily armed man entered city hall Tuesday through an underground parkade, fired a gun and lit several small incendiary devices, which caused a small fire outside an elevator. Bullets shattered glass and punctured ceilings and walls, but no one was hurt. The man then dropped the gun and surrendered to a security commissionaire, who detained him until officers arrived. Police said they are investigating the motive and reviewing a video posted by a man, who looks like Sarvar, delivering a rambling manifesto decrying everything from so-called “wokeism” to the fighting in Gaza to unhealthy diets. A bail hearing for Sarvar is scheduled for Feb. 2. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 25, 2024. 9-8
