Prince Albert Provincial Court. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Teen alleged responsible for Prince Albert shooting incident, denied bail

Mar 5, 2025 | 2:00 PM

A 14-year-old boy accused of shooting another boy in the back of the leg had been accused of threatening strangers on the street with a machete just three months prior.

Those details were heard Wednesday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court when the accused appeared for a bail hearing. Members of his family sat in the front row.

On Nov. 15, 2024, two people walking down the street near the Valu Lots grocery store on 15th St. W. were approached by a teen who pulled out a machete and, according to facts read by Crown Prosecutor Cam Scott, told one of them he would “chop his head off.”

The teen demanded both victims hand over all their groceries.

The victims began to run and were rescued by a passing driver, who had observed what occurred. Before he could drive off, the teen who was still holding a machete, struck the truck’s passenger side window.

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The teen was located and arrested after, only to be released the following day on a number of conditions including a 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew, and a weapons prohibition.

The second incident occurred on Feb. 27.

Two teens walking down an alley in the city’s West Flat came across the accused who was allegedly wearing a ski mask and carrying what appeared to be a homemade gun.

Cam Scott explained all three knew each other and between the incidents in November and one in February, messages from the accused on a victim’s cell phone suggested numerous threats involving a gun.

The two teens turned to run and while doing so heard a gunshot. One of the teens, a 13-year-old boy, was shot in the leg. They would then run to a house whose owner they knew and called police.

The accused was arrested the following day at his own home. No gun was ever found and there was no evidence of any gun residue.

Scott noted the bullet from the gun remains in the victim’s leg, as it was deep in the tissue and not causing any further issues to the rest of the body.

The boy’s lawyer cited evidentiary issues with the Crown’s case, noting identification was largely based on what was provided by witnesses. The lawyer also noted the absence of a weapon and suggested a bail plan that included a 24-hour curfew.

Stating he had no confidence any plan could secure the teen or protect the community, Judge Schiefner ultimately denied the teen’s release.

“They are shocking,” he said, referring to the evidence.

Following the judge’s decision, the teen was observed crying.

The case returns to court on March 17.

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