Teen shooter to be sentenced in La Loche tomorrow
Two years and a month almost to the day, the teen shooter who killed four people and injured seven others in La Loche on January 22, 2016 will be sentenced in his home community.
Presiding Judge Janet McIvor stated in October 2017 she would take the last few months to decide whether or not the male will be sentenced as a youth or an adult. The maximum length of a youth sentence is six years in custody and four years supervision. An adult sentence is life in prison with a chance for parole after 10 years.
The now 19-year-old, who cannot be named as he was 17 at the time of the shooting, killed brothers Dayne and Drayden Fontaine in a home before proceeding to La Loche Community School, killing teacher Adam Wood and teacher’s aide Marie Janvier. He pleaded guilty to charges associated with the incident in October 2016, which were two counts of first degree murder, two counts of second degree murder, and seven counts of attempted murder.
Sentencing hearings took place in May and June 2017, where court heard victim impact statements, testimony from expert witnesses for both defence and Crown, police interviews, and from the teen himself who read a statement apologizing for his actions.