Canada Charges Teenage Over School Shootings
KABUL: (MEP) Police in La Loche have charged a 17-year-old boy with four counts of first-degree murder after shootings in Saskatchewan province of western Canada as they are continuing their investigation at the scene.
The boy – who cannot be named because of his age – is also charged with seven counts of attempted murder.
Deadly shootings occurred on Friday at La Loche Community School and another location leaving at least four people killed and several injured.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Friday’s attack in the remote community was “every parent’s worst nightmare.”
At a news conference on Saturday, Grant St Germaine from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the suspect would appear in court next week.
“The days and weeks are going to be difficult as we come to terms with the impact of what has happened in our community,” he said.
“It’s a sad and difficult time and no words will take away the pain and sorrow of what has happened.”
The RCMP said Dayne Fontaine, 17, and his brother Drayden, 13, were shot dead in a house.
The gunmen then went to the school, killing teacher Adam Wood, 35, and 21-year-old teaching assistant Marie Janvier, the daughter of acting mayor Kevin Janvier.
The suspect was later disarmed and arrested. The motive behind the shootings is unclear.
