19-year-old charged in death of Grande Prairie teen

A 19-year-old has been charged in the death of a Grande Prairie teen. 

On Saturday, December 16 around 10:30 a.m., RCMP were called to an apartment near the Highland Park area. When police arrived at 94 Avenue and 100 Street, they found 16-year-old Hannah Sutton deceased. An autopsy by the Medical Examiner’s Office in Edmonton confirmed that the girl died of a gunshot wound. 

An investigation lead to the arrest of Sutton’s boyfriend Justice Watt-Blais on Wednesday, December 20. He is charged with second-degree murder. Four other males have been arrested in relation to this incident and charges are pending against them for accessory after the fact to murder. 

Watt-Blais has been remanded into custody. He will appear in Grande Prairie court on January 3, 2018.