La Loche shooter diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Final arguments are on hold in the sentencing hearing for a La Loche male youth who shot 11 people in January 2016, killing four and injuring seven. This comes after two defence witness diagnosed the shooter with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
In a Meadow Lake courtroom this morning, both Crown prosecutor Lloyd Stang and defence lawyer Aaron Fox appeared via phone and the youth appeared via video. Originally, they were set to present their final arguments in court today.
The youth cannot be named due to provisions in the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
A Gladue report – which takes into account factors of an Indigenous offender – was ordered during the second week of sentencing hearings.