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The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth is facing a lawsuit over the stabbing death of a Calgary man two years ago.

A statement of claim filed on behalf of Nurto Noor and the estate of Zakariya Abdow blames the annual fair and the City of Calgary for not doing enough to prevent Noor’s son’s death.

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Among the allegations of negligence and breach of duty by the defendants is “a failure to provide adequate security measures at the Stampede grounds.”

The lawsuit also alleges negligence for “allowing Rinato Toy to enter the Stampede grounds with an edged weapon.”

Toy’s estate is also named as a defendant.

Toy was murdered last month when two masked gunmen opened fire on the Bob Bahan outdoor basketball court on 14th Avenue S.E. around 9 p.m.

No arrests have been made in the June 3 slaying.

Abdow was stabbed July 9, 2015, while attending the Stampede. He died Sept. 27, 2015.

“The death of Zakariya Abdow was caused by the assault and battery committed on him by the defendant Rinato Toy during the stabbing,” the lawsuit states.