Saskatchewan teen appears in court in relation to La Loche shootings

Two brothers were also shot to death at a home prior to the school shooting.

The school is in the remote Dene Aboriginal community of La Loche in Saskatchewan Province.

The attack has traumatised the 3,000 inhabitants of the small lakeside community and shocked Canadians. Maureen Levy said the gunman was arrested outside the school Friday but declined to release details about him.

In the meantime, La Loche residents are caught between traditional and modern worlds, giving rise to “unimaginable” social problems that are symptoms of the loss of identity, said Ken Coates, director of the University of Saskatchewan’s northern development center. The 92-year-old had been discharged from a hospital last Tuesday.

“I don’t know how to explain him, but he was always in his room”, she said. “She was a fantastic person”.

“I have many of these communities in my own constituency in New Brunswick”. “They would just come running to her. She was just a friend to everybody”.

The other two people killed have been identified as Marie Janvier, 21, an educational assistant, and Adam Wood, 35, a teacher. He’s being described by loved ones as an “adventurous spirit, ‘ with a ‘huge heart”.

She said one of her children, who graduated from the high school, told her that the accused rarely spoke to anyone in school and would often stand off to the side when his peers were spending time in the cafeteria.

It’s believe the shooting began at a home in the community, where witnesses have said the shooter gunned down two relatives before moving to the school.

Canada’s recently elected prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has promised to ratify a United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. “It’s just, this has happened and now how do we bring healing and support and try find ways for our young people to have more hope”, said Chatlain.

“This is every parent’s worst nightmare”, Trudeau said. “The community is reeling”.

Witnesses recalled a terrifying scene of panic as students fled for their lives. “There’s a shotgun! There’s a shotgun!” “I was just talking to the chief and council there last night. And then I was hearing those shots, too, so of course I started running”.

Both the high school and the nearby elementary building are closed indefinitely.

About 250 people packed a Roman Catholic church in La Loche, Sask., today for a service that an archbishop says was meant to give the community words of encouragement.

The shooting drew outpourings of support and sympathy from across Canada, where school shootings remain rare.

Four people in total were killed in the shooting, and several others were injured. While all firearms must be registered in Canada, the process is easier for Aboriginals who use shotguns for traditional hunting and youth under 12 can obtain access.

“It’s not something you ever imagine happening here”.