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Hay River Shooting Suspect Taken into Custody

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

The suspect from a recent Hay River shooting has been safely taken into custody in Yellowknife.

On January 16th, 2024 at 5:30 p.m., the Hay River RCMP were called after a male was brought to hospital suffering a gunshot wound. RCMP attended and learned that a 41-year-old man had been seriously injured as a result of being shot. The shooting is believed to be a targeted incident and the RCMP were able to identify a suspect.

On the morning of January 19th, 2023, the Hay River RCMP and members of the Northwest Territories Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant in Hay River in connection with this incident.

As a result of the on-going investigation, the Hay River RCMP have charged 25-year-old Michael Beaulieu with a number of offences, but had evaded custody at the time.

As of the evening of January 26th, Beaulieu was located and safely arrested without incident. The investigation is still on-going. The RCMP have expressed their thanks the public their help in this matter.

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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