La Loche shootings

La Loche shootings
La Loche Community School's Dene Building
LocationLa Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada
Coordinates56°29′58″N 109°27′11″W / 56.49944°N 109.45306°W / 56.49944; -109.45306
(Dene Crescent)
56°29′18″N 109°26′43″W / 56.48833°N 109.44528°W / 56.48833; -109.44528
(Dene Building)
DateJanuary 22, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-22)
c. 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. (CST)
Attack type
Spree shooting, school shooting, mass shooting
Weapons.22-caliber rifle, shotgun
Deaths5 (2 at the school, 2 of the perpetrator's cousins at home, 1 person died from gunshot injuries in 2023)
Injured6
PerpetratorRandan Dakota Fontaine[1]
MotiveInconclusive
VerdictLife imprisonment with no chance of parole for ten years.
ConvictionsFirst degree murder (2 counts)
Second degree murder (2 counts)
Attempted murder (7 counts)

On January 22, 2016, four people were killed and seven others injured in a shooting spree in La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada. Two brothers were killed at their home, and two teachers were killed at the Dene Building of the La Loche Community School. A fifth victim died in 2023.[2][3][4][5][6] A 17-year-old male suspect was apprehended and placed into custody.[7][8]

Shootings

Dene Building on January 24

According to police, the shootings began at a residence in the 300 block of Dene Crescent, where the suspect shot two of his cousins some time before 1:00 p.m.[3][9][10][11] He then went to La Loche Community School's Dene Building[a] and began firing at around 1:05, shortly before lunch ended, reportedly with a shotgun.[14][15] He fired at least six or seven shots inside the building, killing a teacher and an assistant and wounding seven others.[2][4][6][10] The school shooting lasted for about eight minutes.[16]

Between 1:08 and 1:10, a suspect with a gun was spotted by a responding officer, who chased him through the building and eventually arrested him outside at 1:15.[9][16] Afterwards, police were notified of the bodies at the residence on Dene Crescent.[9] Both the Dene Building and the elementary school were put on lockdown during the shooting.[17] The suspect had reportedly posted his intentions on Facebook.[18][19]

Of about 350 enrolled students, around 150 were at school at the time, since many had taken final exams that morning and had no further classes.[20]

Victims

The deceased were identified as brothers Dayne, 17, and Drayden Fontaine, 13; and teachers Adam Wood, 35, and Marie Janvier, 21.[21] Janvier and the Fontaine brothers died at the scene, and Wood died later in the local hospital.[16] Seven other people were injured.[2] The four most seriously wounded were flown to and hospitalized at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon.[15][22] All were in critical condition two days after the shootings, according to an official in the Saskatchewan government.[23] On January 27, an official said three had been released.[24] A fourth was released on February 12.[22] On May 17, 2023, one of the injured victims, Charlene Klyne, died of her injuries from the shooting, according to her family.[25]

Perpetrator

Police did not release the name of the suspect at the time, as he was protected by a publication ban as required by Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act.[21] Police said he was a student at the school and that he was 17.[7][26] According to friends, he was bullied at school for his appearance.[27] After the Supreme Court of Canada appeal, the publication ban was lifted revealing his name to be Randan Dakota Fontaine.[28] After the publication ban was lifted, his court statement gave no rationale for his attack, and Fontaine repeatedly denied he was bullied.[29]

Reactions and aftermath

Media vehicles on La Loche Avenue

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman and other Canadian politicians issued statements expressing their condolences and shock at the shooting.[17][30][31][32] Wall pledged counselling support and to cover costs for those travelling to see the hospitalized victims in Saskatoon. Kevin Janvier,[b] the acting mayor of La Loche, and Georgina Jolibois, MP for the Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River electoral district, called to have the school torn down and rebuilt in light of the trauma caused by the shootings.[23]

On January 23, prior to a hockey game at the Air Canada Centre, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens had a minute of silence for the victims.[34]

Flowers at the Dene Building

RCMP Superintendent Grant St. Germaine called the incident the worst shooting tragedy in Canadian history at a high school or elementary school.[33] Reuters reported that it was the worst Canadian school shooting since the École Polytechnique massacre of 1989, in which fourteen were killed.[35][c]

Classes at La Loche Community School were suspended immediately after the shooting. On January 26, the local school board, Northern Lights School Division No. 113, told parents the school would reopen in seven to ten more days, though the reopening was postponed to at least February 22.[20][36] Plans to tear down the school were considered, but not passed.[37] It said that it was willing to implement a security program at that time, following community discussion on what that should entail. In the meantime, the elementary school building remains open for students to gather, receive counselling, and play floor hockey.[20] Exams for the first semester were cancelled for students who had not taken them on the morning of the shootings.[38]

On January 29, Trudeau and Wall visited La Loche, where the former met with community leaders. Earlier that morning, a moment of silence was held in schools located across Saskatchewan.[39]

On January 23, the suspect was charged with four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of attempted murder, and one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm.[7] Two days later, he was arraigned in a provincial court in Meadow Lake, then remanded to a youth facility. As of August 2016, the suspect had appeared in court seven times and his next court date was scheduled for October 28. Authorities have stated that they would like to sentence him as an adult if he is convicted.[40][41] On October 28, 2016, the teen pleaded guilty to two counts of first degree murder, two counts of second degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder.[42] On May 8, 2018, the gunman was sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 10 years.[43] On October 31, 2019, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld his conviction and adult sentence.[44] On April 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada refused leave to appeal his conviction and sentence. As a result, he has exhausted all of his legal appeals.[45]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Dene Building houses grades 7 through 12 and is sometimes referred to as Dene High School.[12][13]
  2. ^ Marie Janvier's father was also named Kevin Janvier but was a different person.[33]
  3. ^ Four were killed and one wounded at the Concordia University massacre in 1992.[35]

References

  1. ^ "Top court won't hear La Loche shooter's appeal, bringing end to court case". CTV News. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Gordon, Julie; Nickel, Rod (January 23, 2016). "Remote Canadian community reels from shootings". Duluth News Tribune. Reuters. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  3. ^ a b {{cite news In May 2023, a teacher who was shot in the massacre succumbed to complications of her injuries causing the death toll to climb to 5 and the injured toll to drop to 6. |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/it-hurts-for-everybody-la-loche-residents-in-mourning-after-school-shooting/article28363770/ |title=Accused in La Loche shooting is related to two victims |work=The Globe and Mail |date=January 24, 2016 |access-date=January 24, 2016 |first=Carrie |last=Tait}}
  4. ^ a b Warick, Jason (January 23, 2016). "'Right now, La Loche is devastated:' Saskatchewan school shooting leaves four dead". calgarysun.com. Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
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  6. ^ a b "La Loche, Sask., shooting death toll left 4 dead, RCMP say". cbc.ca. CBC. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c Warick, Jason (January 23, 2016). "'They were my best friends'; Grandfather of slain La Loche boys mourns (w/ video)". The Star Phoenix. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Martinez, Michael; Ellis, Ralph (January 22, 2016). "Four dead, several injured in shooting in Saskatchewan school". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "La Loche Shooting: A Timeline Of Events". huffingtonpost.ca. Huffington Post Canada. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Nickel, Rod; Gordon, Julie (January 22, 2016). "Four dead in worst Canada school shooting in decade, suspect caught". Yahoo! News. Reuters. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
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  21. ^ a b "Police charge 17-year-old boy with four counts of first-degree murder in La Loche mass shooting". National Post. The Canadian Press. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
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  25. ^ Sciarpelletti, Laura (May 26, 2023). "'Brave,' 'resilient' teacher shot in 2016 La Loche school shooting has died from her injuries, family says". CBC News.
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  40. ^ Swiderski, Colton (August 29, 2016). "Accused in La Loche shooting elects trial by judge and jury". Battlefords Now. North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
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