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| Canada shootings: Murder charges over Saskatchewan deaths | Canada shootings: Murder charges over Saskatchewan deaths |
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| A 17-year-old boy has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder after shootings in Canada's western Saskatchewan province, police say. | A 17-year-old boy has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder after shootings in Canada's western Saskatchewan province, police say. |
| The boy - who cannot be named because of his age - is also charged with seven counts of attempted murder. | The boy - who cannot be named because of his age - is also charged with seven counts of attempted murder. |
| Four people were killed and several injured after the shootings at La Loche Community School and another location. | Four people were killed and several injured after the shootings at La Loche Community School and another location. |
| Friday's attack in the remote community was "every parent's worst nightmare", Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. | Friday's attack in the remote community was "every parent's worst nightmare", Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. |
| 'Pain and sorrow' | 'Pain and sorrow' |
| At a news conference on Saturday, Grant St Germaine from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the suspect would appear in court next week. | At a news conference on Saturday, Grant St Germaine from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the suspect would appear in court next week. |
| "The days and weeks are going to be difficult as we come to terms with the impact of what has happened in our community," he said. | "The days and weeks are going to be difficult as we come to terms with the impact of what has happened in our community," he said. |
| "It's a sad and difficult time and no words will take away the pain and sorrow of what has happened." | "It's a sad and difficult time and no words will take away the pain and sorrow of what has happened." |
| The RCMP said Dayne Fontaine, 17, and his brother Drayden, 13, were shot dead in a house. | The RCMP said Dayne Fontaine, 17, and his brother Drayden, 13, were shot dead in a house. |
| The gunman then went to the school, killing teacher Adam Wood, 35, and 21-year-old teaching assistant Marie Janvier, the daughter of acting mayor Kevin Janvier. | |
| The suspect was later disarmed and arrested. The motive behind the shootings is unclear. | The suspect was later disarmed and arrested. The motive behind the shootings is unclear. |
| Canada's gun laws | Canada's gun laws |
| Witnesses at the school described screaming and more than half a dozen shots. | Witnesses at the school described screaming and more than half a dozen shots. |
| The RCMP said officers were called about "an active shooter" at 13:00 local time (19:00 GMT) and detained the suspect 45 minutes later. | |
| "Words cannot express my shock and sorrow at the horrific events today in La Loche," Brad Wall, the premier of Saskatchewan, said in a statement. | "Words cannot express my shock and sorrow at the horrific events today in La Loche," Brad Wall, the premier of Saskatchewan, said in a statement. |
| About 900 students attend La Loche Community School for kindergarten through to grade 12 (the last year of secondary school). | |
| "I ran outside the school," Noel Desjarlais, a Grade 10 student, told CBC. | "I ran outside the school," Noel Desjarlais, a Grade 10 student, told CBC. |
| "There was lots of screaming, there was about six, seven shots before I got outside. I believe there was more shots by the time I did get out." | "There was lots of screaming, there was about six, seven shots before I got outside. I believe there was more shots by the time I did get out." |
| La Loche is a mainly aboriginal community of about 3,000 people. | La Loche is a mainly aboriginal community of about 3,000 people. |
| It is located nearly 900km (600 miles) north-west of the provincial capital, Regina. |