‘Finally upon us:’ Mayor says apprehension on eve of school shooter sentencing
LA LOCHE, Sask. — An imminent sentencing decision for a young man who pleaded guilty to fatal shootings at a school and a home is stirring anxiety in the remote northern Saskatchewan community where they occurred.
A ruling by Judge Janet McIvor on whether the shooter will be sentenced as a youth or an adult is to come down in La Loche on Friday.
He was just shy of his 18th birthday when the shootings occurred and cannot be identified under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Two years ago, the teenager killed two brothers in their home and then shot up the La Loche high school. A teacher and a teacher’s aide were killed and seven people were injured.