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A 25-year-old woman has been charged with one count of second-degree murder after three men were shot dead in Turtleford.
The RCMP said police received a report of three injured individuals at a rural property northwest of Turtleford on Wednesday.
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“Officers responded immediately and located the three injured adult males on the property. Officers attempted lifesaving measures. EMS attended and declared the three males deceased,” police said in a statement released on Friday.
“Investigation determined each victim sustained gunshot wounds and all three deceased males are the victims of homicide. Investigators seized multiple firearms from the property.”
Madison Paddy-Jimmy, a resident of the Thunderchild First Nation, is now facing a murder charge in connection with the deaths. She appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on Friday, the RCMP said.
Police said one of the victims was 28-year-old Tonio Cantell from Island Lake First Nation and another victim was a 46-year-old man from Turtleford, but no other details were released.
“Investigators are working with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service to identify the third male,” noted the RCMP.
The RCMP said it is not providing any additional details about the victims.
“As their names are not publicly available, we cannot identify per the Privacy Act. The victims’ next of kin have been notified and Victims Services offered to them,” police said in a statement.
While Paddy-Jimmy is only facing a single murder charge at this stage, the RCMP said its investigators don’t believe there are any more victims or suspects.
“If investigation determines an imminent safety risk exists, we will notify the public,” the Mounties said.
Police tight-lipped due to ongoing investigation
Insp. Ashley St. Germaine said there were few details she could share because the investigation is ongoing, and some matters are now before the court.
“Our investigators treat every homicide with the utmost integrity,” she said. “The ultimate goal being to hold those who are responsible for the deaths accountable in court.”
St. Germaine couldn’t say if any more charges would be laid or who killed the unnamed 46-year-old man or the victim officers are still trying to identify.
“If charges are laid in relation to them, then their names will be made public,” she said.
In the first week of November, St. Germaine said RCMP teams have travelled to four different communities to investigate the murders and suspicious deaths of six people.
“It takes a toll on our teams across the province, especially when these clusters happen,” she said.
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