One person was killed and another injured in central Alberta just after midnight Wednesday, leading to an Edmonton man being charged with murder.
Maskwacis RCMP were called at 12:09 a.m. to a reported shooting at a home on Louise Bull First Nation.
The First Nation, about 90 kilometres south of Edmonton, is part of several that make up the community of Maskwacis near Wetaskiwin.
Police said officers arrived at the home to find two victims.
One of them, 23 year-old Zyon Littlepoplar, was dead. The second victim, a 54-year-old man, was taken to hospital where on Thursday RCMP said he remains in critical but stable condition.
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Around 1 a.m., RCMP issued a shelter-in-place for the First Nation as police searched for suspects who were believed to be armed and dangerous.
“We understand how situations such as this can make a community feel uneasy, but rest assured, your Alberta RCMP is doing what they can to ensure everyone is safe,” a statement by the Mounties read.
Alberta RCMP said it deployed a number of resources to the community both to investigate the shooting and locate suspects, including air services, a police dog, and the emergency response team.
An abandoned vehicle found nearby was believed to be associated to the suspects.
RCMP said the officers eventually found and arrested three suspects and the shelter-in-place was then lifted about three hours later.
The RCMP major crimes unit took over the case, and investigators determined only one of the suspects was believed to have committed the shooting. The other two were confirmed to not have been involved and were released without charges.
Edmonton man Dallas Daniel Lee, 27, has been charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder. He remains in police custody.
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