Chester Hunchak went the extra mile for the people who were important to him, including the local chief of police.

When I became the chief, he brought me a letter congratulating me, Medicine Hat Police Chief Andy McGrogan said.

McGrogan was a constable working the streets when he first met Hunchak, and was among many remembering the popular businessman since his death last week.

Hunchak, who operated a second-hand vehicle dealership in Medicine Hat, went missing Friday after accompanying a prospective customer on a test drive.

His body was discovered on a rural property where a deadly police shooting took place Saturday afternoon.

Police shot and killed an armed man, believed to be connected to Hunchaks death, as he ignored their orders and drove toward them near Range Road 60, just outside Medicine Hat city limits.

Earlier, Hunchaks black Cadillac Escalade had been traced to the property.

According to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, which investigates police-involved incidents involving injury or death, an armed man came out of the home and pointed a firearm at an officer, who retreated to his vehicle.

The RCMP, which has jurisdiction over the area outside Medicine Hat city limits, was notified and officers from both police departments surrounded the house.

RCMP and Medicine Hat officers determined the armed man was a danger to police based on telephone conversations they had with him.

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Medicine Hat police chief mourns death of businessman linked to police shooting victim