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CTV News
a day ago
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RCMP looking for man involved in Louis Bull homicide
RCMP are looking for 20-year-old Ashton Deschamps, a Louis Bull First Nation resident, who has been charged with second-degree murder. (Supplied) Maskwacis RCMP are looking for a man involved in a homicide that took place at a home on Louis Bull First Nation Wednesday. A news release said officers were dispatched to a firearms complaint around 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 13 where they found a deceased man. An autopsy done on Aug. 15 deemed the death a homicide. Southern Alberta RCMP Major Crime Unit has charged 20-year-old Ashton Deschamps with second-degree murder. Police are asking the public to provide any information about Deschamps' whereabouts. He has associations with Maskwacis, Edmonton and North Battleford, Sask. Tips can be called in to Maskwacis RCMP at 780-585-4600 or submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
CBC
6 days ago
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Kahkewistahaw First Nation holds 1st tea dance in 80 years
The First Nation invited Cree lodge keeper Ken Saddleback from Maskwacis, Alta., to teach the community about the tea dance during a traditional gathering this month.
CTV News
08-07-2025
- CTV News
Man was holding a homemade gun when shot by RCMP: police watchdog
Alberta's police watchdog said a man who was shot by multiple RCMP officers on Ermineskin Cree Nation was holding an "improvised firearm." (Supplied) Alberta's police watchdog said a man who was shot by police on Ermineskin Cree Nation was carrying an 'improvised firearm.' Around 2:30 p.m. on June 24, Maskwacis RCMP went to a home in response to a report of a man with what was believed to be a firearm. When Mounties arrived, the man was outside of the home holding a homemade gun. Alberta's Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said the man was told to drop the device by officers, but he did not comply. A statement from ASIRT said the man 'engaged the officers' near their cruiser before multiple officers shot the man. EMS and STARS responded and he was flown to an Edmonton hospital for treatment. Video footage from vehicle and body cameras were provided to ASIRT. ASIRT said they could not provide an update on the man's condition.
CTV News
02-07-2025
- CTV News
Wanted man, missing son last seen in south Edmonton: police
Noah Rowan (right) and his 12-year-old son Liam Ross-Rowan can be seen in surveillance footage released by Edmonton police on July 2, 2025. (Supplied) A man wanted for assault and his missing son are being sought by Edmonton police. On Wednesday, police issued a media release asking the public for help finding 30-year-old Noah Rowan and 12-year-old Liam Ross-Rowan. The pair was recently seen at a hotel near 38 Avenue and Gateway Boulevard, and has ties to Maskwacis and eastern Alberta. Noah Rowan, 30, Noah Rowan, 30, is wanted on aggravated assault and other charges and being sought by Edmonton police, along with his missing 12-year-old son. (Supplied) Rowan is wanted on warrants for charges including aggravated assault. Police said his family has identified him as having mental health concerns that could pose a risk to his son's safety. Police said Rowan has been known to carry weapons and should not be approached. Rowan is described as 5′10″ and 185 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes. Ross-Rowan is described as between 5′3″ and 5′5″, 140 pounds, with dark blond hair, blue eyes and fair skin. Liam Ross-Rowan, 12 Liam Ross-Rowan, 12, is being sought by Edmonton police and is believed to be with his father who is wanted on an aggravated assault charge. (Supplied) Anyone with information about Rowan or his son is asked to contact Edmonton police at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can be given to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
CTV News
17-06-2025
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Maskwacis RCMP say gun seizures are on track to surpass 2024 numbers
Maskwacis RCMP arrested and charged a man after catching him walking around intoxicated with a sawed off shotgun. (Supplied) Police say they are on track to exceed the number of firearms seized from Maskwacis last year. In 2024, RCMP seized 84 illegal firearms in the community, an increase of 62 per cent from the year before. RCMP go by fiscal year when putting together statistics. Since the end of the fiscal year in April, Mounties have seized 18 illegal firearms in Maskwacis. Illegal firearms include guns with filed off serial numbers, stolen guns and guns in the possession of someone who is prohibited from having a firearm. Maskwacis has one of the highest crime severity indexes in the province, with firearm violence representing a large portion of those statistics, police said. During the first two weeks of June, Maskwacis RCMP seized several illegal firearms from various reports, including an incident where an intoxicated man was walking around the community with a sawed off shotgun. The man has charges for four other weapons offences and is to appear in court on Aug. 14. A 32-year-old man was arrested on June 11 after officers stopped a suspended driver. Officers found a shotgun while conducting the traffic stop. Following a short foot chase, the man was arrested and charged with four weapons offences, resident arrest and three counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order. The man is to appear in Alberta court on June 26. 'Through community and leadership support, the Maskwacis RCMP have had success in obtaining information on illegal firearms,' said a statement from RCMP on Tuesday. 'To maintain community safety and security it is important that these relationships are sustained and prohibited firearms are reported to the RCMP.'
