Arrests in connection to murders, arson

Dominic Chase Ahenakew, 19, Carl Anthony Albert, 21, and Kimmy Randall Bear, 24, all from Ahtahkakoop First Nation, were arrested in the deaths of William Ahenakew and Trez Sparvier. All were charged with two counts of second degree murder and Albert and Bear were also charged with the attempted murder of a four-year-old girl who was pulled from the fire by a witness. On Nov. 21, Shellbrook RCMP responded to a complaint of two injured males in a residence on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation. The residence was engulfed in flames when the RCMP arrived.