By Canadian Press

maskwacis

RCMP lay manslaughter charge on 13-year-old in death of 10-year-old

Aug 7, 2020 | 1:44 PM

MASKWACIS, Alta. – RCMP in central Alberta say a 13-year-old has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in the death of a 10-year-old boy.

Police say officers in Maskwacis, south of Edmonton, received a call at 4 a.m. Wednesday about a gunshot in a home, where the boy was found dead.

Investigators says the teen was present and taken into custody.

After an autopsy, a charge of manslaughter with a firearm was laid against the 13-year-old boy.

Police did not say how the victim or the accused knew each other, and the two will not be named.

The teen will be appearing in court on Sept. 2 in Wetaskiwin.