Kyle Thompson, a 32-year-old resident of Calgary, has been charged with one count of assault and one count of assault causing bodily harm.

Calgary police have charged a repeat suspect following a hate-motivated assault that occurred near the Southland Crossing shopping plaza this summer.

The assault occurred on June 24 at around 2:20 p.m., according to an update from law enforcement. A man and woman were waiting to cross at a marked crosswalk at Southland Drive and Southport Road S.W., when an unknown man approached and then physically struck the man.

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According to CPS, the suspect shouted a racial comment before leaving the area on foot.

After the couple reported the incident to police, the suspect later turned himself in, but for a separate, similar hate-motivated

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