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The masked person hits Bhangu in the head with the gun and directs him over to the till as two more masked people come in. One pulls a machete out of a duffel bag. With the knife and gun pointed at him, Bhangu opens the store’s tills. His attackers fill bags with cash, cigarettes and lottery tickets, hitting Bhangu again and then kicking him when he falls to the ground.

Photo by Supplied footage / EDMwp

Bhangu stands up behind the counter as the attackers start to leave. The one with the handgun turns back and shoots Bhangu as they rush out of the store.

Bhangu falls to the ground behind the till. He isn’t seen by a man who arrives minutes later to deliver the store’s newspapers.

Later he is found by two police officers sent to the store to respond to an alarm.

Const. Phil Aube testified Thursday that once inside, he and his partner found Bhangu on the floor behind the till in a pool of blood.

“His eyes were closing and he was gasping for air,” Aube told the jury.

He said they attempted to bandage two bleeding wounds and began CPR as they waited for backup and emergency medical services.

“It honestly felt like an eternity,” Aube said.

When paramedics arrived, several police officers carried Bhangu from behind the till and put him on a waiting stretcher.

He was rushed to University of Alberta Hospital, court heard.

Aube and his partner went along and watched as staff in the trauma unit tried to save Bhangu, before declaring him dead.

After viewing the videos, the jury was dismissed for the day. The trial is expected to resume Friday.

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