RCMP lay charges against 2 men in connection with Big River First Nation stabbings
CBC
RCMP say one of the people they initially identified as a victim in a trio of stabbing incidents on the Big River First Nation this weekend is now a suspect.
The stabbings on the First Nation, located approximately 100 kilometres northwest of Prince Albert, were first reported on Saturday.
Between approximately 3:50 p.m. and 4:20 p.m. CST on Saturday, Big River RCMP received reports of three separate stabbing incidents, each with a single victim.
Police say the first stabbing was reported at 3:50 p.m. CST. A woman was left injured after an altercation between a man and a woman.
The second incident was reported at 4 p.m. CST, after a group of people entered a home and stabbed a man.
RCMP say the first two victims were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police say they received reports of another stabbing at 4:20 p.m. CST and located an injured man at a third residence. That man was transported to hospital by a Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) helicopter.
In an update provided Tuesday, RCMP say they now believe the third victim, Jacky Lachance of Big River First Nation, is now a suspect in the first two stabbings. He was arrested upon his release from hospital.
Jacky Lachance, 25, is now charged with:
He's scheduled to appear in Prince Albert provincial court on Feb. 18, 2025.
RCMP say they are still working to locate 29-year-old Ryan Lachance. He's described as 5'6" and approximately 150 pounds, with a teardrop tattoo under his left eye.
Police say Ryan Lachance has been charged with:
He is also wanted by Big River RCMP in relation to an unrelated aggravated assault from November 2024.
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