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.