One of the darkest days in Saskatchewan history happened four years ago today when a young man entered the school in La Loche after shooting two brothers in a home and shot two others to death while wounding seven others.
The boy, who was just days from his 18th birthday, killed brothers Dayne and Drayden Fontaine in a home before driving to the school where teacher Adam Wood and teacher’s aide Marie Janvier were shot.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder and was sentenced in May 2018 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.
On the four year anniversary, Prime Minister Trudeau issued a statement saying the victims will never be forgotten and that today we remember those victims who were young people full of promise and potential.
The statement goes on to say that Trudeau met some remarkable young people when he visited the northern Saskatchewan community who refuse to let their dreams and hopes be extinguished by this senseless tragedy.
Today, we remember the young victims of the senseless attack in La Loche. They were full of promise and potential. This terrible loss will never be forgotten. But the people of La Loche have shown that, even out of darkness, hope will find a way. https://t.co/n77qpdIqqP
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 22, 2020
