Man Found Guilty of Attempting to Murder Edmonton Police Officer, 4 Pedestrians

Const. Mike Chernyk leaves after testifying in the Abdulahi Hasan Sharif trial in Edmonton, Alta., on Oct. 3, 2019. Sharif, 32, has been found guilty of attempting to murder Chernyk as well as four pedestrians he hit with a van during a police chase in the city's downtown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

EDMONTON—A man who struck a police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times outside an Edmonton football game has been found guilty of attempted murder.

Jurors have also convicted Abdulahi Hasan Sharif of attempting to murder four pedestrians he hit with a van during a police chase in the city’s downtown.