Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigate homicide in Maskwacis

January 29, 2024
Samson Cree Nation, Alberta

News release

On Jan. 28, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. Maskwacis RCMP received a report of an injured individual on 6 Mile Road, north of Highway 611. Emergency crews transported the victim to hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The circumstances of the victim's death are considered suspicious.

The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit has taken carriage of the investigation.

The victim has been taken to the Edmonton Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and an autopsy is anticipated today.

If you have any information about this crime or those responsible, please call the Maskwacis RCMP detachment at 780-585-3767. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www. P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.

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Contact information

Alberta RCMP Media Relations
780-509-3970

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