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A man who tried to kill an Edmonton police officer and four civilians on a chaotic night two years ago has been sentenced to 28 years in prison.

Abdulahi Sharif, 32, showed no emotion Friday afternoon as Justice Paul Belzil delivered his verdict.

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“Although no sentence can repair the terrible harm done, hopefully the conclusion of this case will allow those impacted to have some measure of closure,” Belzil said.

Belzil said Sharif’s actions had to be denounced “in the strongest of terms.” He said Sharif targeted Const. Mike Chernyk because Chernyk was a police officer, adding Sharif has shown no remorse nor “any insight into the terrible harm he has caused.”

Belzil’s verdict concludes a case that featured one of the largest police investigations in Edmonton’s history, and one of its stranger trials.

Many questions remain unanswered. Why did Sharif do what he did? Why did he choose to fire his defence lawyers, and offer no defence at trial? And why did investigators choose not to lay terrorism charges, despite the presence of an ISIS flag in Sharif’s car?