‘All of a sudden my gun went off’: Former Sask. Mountie takes the stand at murder trial
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A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer, charged with first-degree murder, is maintaining he never intended to hurt or kill Braden Herman when they drove out to a secluded area of Prince Albert’s outskirts.
Bernie Herman, 55, made the remark on Thursday while testifying at his own trial.
The victim was shot and killed in May, 2021, and found lying naked in a wooded area south of Little Red River Park. While the two men share the same last name and are both from the La Loche area, they are not related.