Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
On Oct. 17, 2023, Wabasca RCMP received a report of an assault at a residence on Bigstone Cree Nation. Upon arrival, RCMP attempted life saving measures; however, the 75-year-old resident of Bigstone Cree Nation was pronounced deceased by EMS. RCMP arrested a female at the scene, and the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit was deployed and took carriage of the investigation.
As a result of the investigation, RCMP have charged a 20-year-old individual, a resident of Bigstone Cree Nation, Alta., with second-degree murder.
The individual was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded in custody with a next court appearance set for Oct. 19, 2023, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Wabasca.