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By Tanner Smith

RCMP MCU

Ongoing murder investigation in Driftpile First Nation

Aug 16, 2025 | 5:52 PM

The Alberta Major Crimes Unit has taken over an investigation in Driftpile First Nation.

Yesterday (Friday, Aug. 15), at 5:30 p.m., Lakeshore Regional Police Services responded to a weapons complaint along Eva Road.

Mounties say “Faust RCMP and the Lakeshore Regional Police Service both attended the location after the discovery of a male deceased.”

The Alberta Major Crimes Unit were then made aware of the situation and took charge of the investigation, as “police are treating the death as a homicide.”

An autopsy is to take place at the Chief Medical Officer’s office in Edmonton on Monday, Aug. 18.

Anyone with information about this ongoing investigation is asked to contact the Lake Shore Regional Police Service detachment at 1-855-299-0137, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).