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By Troy Gillard

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Man charged in O’Chiese shooting death to stand trial

May 12, 2021 | 12:27 PM

A man charged in relation to a shooting death last summer at O’Chiese First Nation has been ordered to stand trial.

A preliminary hearing held last week in Rocky Mountain House provincial court for Lyle Bearspaw determined there was enough evidence for the 28-year-old’s case to go to trial.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP said it was just after 8 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2020 when they received a 911 call about a firearms incident that had injured a male.

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

Bearspaw was arrested later that night and charged with second-degree murder. He also faces counts of break and enter, fail to appear, and breach of probation.

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His case is due in Red Deer provincial court on June 7 for arraignment.