Mounties have significantly increased the reward for information in an effort to apprehend the remaining suspect in a deadly roadside shooting near Calgary.

害羞草研究所淎 decision to offer $10,000 for any information leading to Mr. Elijah Blake Strawberry害羞草研究所檚 arrest is not something that happens often, but it does demonstrate the Alberta RCMP害羞草研究所檚 commitment to follow all avenues available to find Mr. Strawberry in a timely manner,害羞草研究所� Staff Sgt. Mark Wielgosz, the detachment commander with Strathmore RCMP, told reporters Friday.

The reward had previously been $2,000.

Strawberry, 28, is wanted in the Aug. 6 shooting death of Colin Hough and wounding of another man who worked for Fortis Alberta.

The two were on the job when they were shot on a country road east of Calgary. Hough worked for Rocky View County and the suspects fled in the county truck.

A warrant has been issued for Strawberry害羞草研究所檚 arrest on charges of second-degree murder and attempted murder.

With help from Edmonton police, Mounties have arrested 35-year-old Arthur Wayne Penner in that city and charged him with first-degree murder in the death of Hough along with the attempted murder of the second worker.

Wielgosz said law enforcement agencies in Alberta are looking for Strawberry in co-ordination with RCMP in Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

But Wielgosz said it害羞草研究所檚 still believed the suspect remains in Alberta.

害羞草研究所淲e of course work with our neighbouring provinces and law enforcement counterparts such as the RCMP in both British Columbia and Saskatchewan. They are all aware of Mr. Strawberry, what he looks like and they are prepared if they should encounter him,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淲e still believe he is in Alberta as there is no information that suggests otherwise.害羞草研究所�

Strawberry is described as six feet one inch tall, 169 pounds, with brown hair, a light complexion, and several arm and face tattoos. He is considered armed and dangerous.

害羞草研究所淭ime has passed. It can at times be frustrating but I can tell you it has not diminished the resolve of our investigative teams in their efforts to locate Mr. Strawberry,害羞草研究所� Wielgosz said.

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press