By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

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Second degree murder charge laid after death at O’Chiese First Nation

Aug 29, 2020 | 10:32 AM

A charge of second degree murder has been laid following an incident on the O’Chiese First Nations reserve.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP say it was just after 8 p.m. on Aug. 27 when they received a 911 call about a firearms incident that had injured a male.

The 23-year-old victim from O’Chiese was airlifted by STARS, however later died in hospital.

The subsequent investigation resulted in Alberta RCMP Major Crimes arresting 27-year-old Lyle Bearspaw, of no fixed address, for the second degree murder of Troy Beaverbones. He was arrested that same night.

In addition to the murder charge, Bearspaw faces counts of break and enter, fail to appear, and breach of probation.

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Bearspaw will remain in custody and appear in Red Deer Provincial Court on Sept. 3.

An autopsy was completed Friday in Edmonton.