Fatal shooting of 15-year-old by RCMP leaves Samson Cree Nation reeling, chief says

Officers found the boy in Wetaskiwin, Alta., a city just north of the First Nation, with "several weapons." Officers were able to confiscate them, but a "confrontation" occurred that led to two Mounties firing their guns, according to a news release RCMP issued Friday afternoon.

Fatal shooting of 15-year-old by RCMP leaves Samson Cree Nation reeling, chief says
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Officers found the boy in Wetaskiwin, Alta., a city just north of the First Nation, with "several weapons." Officers were able to confiscate them, but a "confrontation" occurred that led to two Mounties firing their guns, according to a news release RCMP issued Friday afternoon.