Dillon McDonald. (Submitted/ Chantel McDonald)

By Susan McNeil

Inquests

Inquests set in deaths in Prince Albert, North Battleford

Dec 6, 2024 | 5:00 PM

Separate inquests into the death Montreal Lake man Dillon McDonald and Byron Angus of North Battleford have been set for early in the new year.

Dillon Bryce McDonald was in Montreal Lake on December 10, 2021 in violation of bail conditions from two days prior.

The conditions were that he live with his sister in Sandy Bay and that he not be within five kilometres of the boundary of Montreal Lake.

On December 10, McDonald and RCMP officers from Waskesiu ended up in a standoff, which had McDonald barricaded inside a home in Montreal Lake and officers outside attempting to arrest him.

Video of the confrontation was posted to social media afterwards and shows McDonald leaving the house with his hands in the air and an object in one hand.

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Officers direct him to drop the gun, he does not comply and curses at the officers. Gun shots ring out and McDonald is subsequently taken to hospital in Prince Albert and pronounced dead.

The inquest into his death is discretionary and will run from January 13 to 17. Normally, local inquests are held at the Coronet Hotel but the location of this one has not been confirmed yet.

Less is known about the circumstances surrounding the death of 33-year-old Trent Byron Angus, of Onion Lake.

Trent Angus (file photo)

Members of the Battlefords RCMP gang task force raided a commercial property in Waseca, east of Lloydminster on February 22, 2022.

During that raid, Angus was shot and killed.

Angus was well known to police officers from previous incidents but the details of his death have not been made public so far.

The inquest into his death will happen between February 10 and 14 in North Battleford at a location that has not yet been announced.

Inquests are held to examine the circumstances around deaths, especially if they occur while in government custody in some manner.

They do not find criminal fault but the six-member jury panel is given the task of making any recommendations they find necessary to prevent similar events from happening in the future.

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susan.mcneil@pattisonmedia.com