Calgary Stampeders

Man convicted of murder in shooting of Stampeder Mylan Hicks

by
3Down Staff
March 11, 2019

A 21-year-old man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks.

Nelson Lugela was charged after Hicks was shot snd killed outside a Calgary bar in September 2016.

Several Stampeder players were celebrating a win over Winnipeg at a local watering hole when disagreement over a spilled drink escalated outside the bar. Shots were fired and Hicks was hit twice and died in hospital.

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Several witnesses, including Hicks’ teammates, identified Lugela as the man holding the gun.

Sentencing is set for May 30.

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