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1st-degree murder charges laid following fatal hit and run on Siksika Nation

WATCH: Family members say they will continue to fight for justice after two men were killed and a woman injured in a hit-and-run on Siksika Nation. Skylar Peters reports. – Jul 29, 2025

The RCMP have charged a 27-year-old man with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder following a hit and run on the Siksika Nation that killed two people.

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Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said investigators have also recovered the vehicle suspected to have been involved.

The crash happened on Saturday around 9:30 p.m. on the Siksika Nation, about an hour east of Calgary.

A bouquet of flowers lies alongside the road on the Siksika Nation near the spot where two pedestrians were killed and another sent to hospital in critical condition after they were struck by a vehicle on Saturday. Global News

The deceased have been identified as 27-year-old Trayton Runningbird and 45-year-old Clifton Saddleback.

A 45-year-old woman is still in hospital in critical condition.

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The RCMP said a group of five people were walking when they were struck and the driver and vehicle fled the scene.

Two other people in the group were not hurt.

This stretch of road on the Siksika Nation is where two pedestrians were killed and another sent to hospital in critical condition after being struck by a pickup truck in what police said was a hit and run on Saturday. Global News

Adolphus Weaselchild, whom RCMP identified as a Siksika Nation resident, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.

A justice of the peace has ordered Weaselchild to be kept in custody until his next court appearance.

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