Reactions mixed as La Loche shooter sentenced as adult
A jam-packed courtroom in La Loche heard Judge McIvor’s decision today: The now 20-year-old shooter who killed four people and injured seven others in La Loche in January 2016 will be sentenced as an adult on March 16, 2018 in Meadow Lake.
Once the courtroom was at capacity, no one else, including media and other community members were permitted in the building and the front door was locked. Court workers cited security concerns as the reason for the closure.
The shooter who was 17 at the time of the shootings, pleaded guilty to several charges in October 2016 including two counts of second-degree murder for killing brothers Dayne and Drayden Fontaine in their home. He also was charged with two counts of first-degree murder for killing Adam Wood, 35, and Marie Janvier, 21, and attempted murder after shooting and injuring seven others.
Crown prosecutor Pouria Tabrizi-Reardigan said an adult sentence was warranted, given the seriousness of the offence.