Charges laid against suspected gunman in La Loche
RCMP have confirmed the charges against the 17-year-old suspect in the La Loche high school shooting.
He faces four counts of first degree murder, seven counts of attempted murder and unauthorized possession of a firearm.
RCMP Supt. Grant St. Germaine, “F” Division North District Commander, said officers pursued the suspect into the school, where he was taken into custody at gunpoint.
Germaine said the gunman was loose in the school for eight to 10 minutes and that it took only a few minutes to take the suspect into custody. He was apprehended at 1:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22.