RED EARTH CREE NATION — A 21-year-old man has been charged with second degree murder in connection with a stabbing at the Red Earth Cree Nation.
Richard Flett was located and arrested by the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit South with the assistance of Nipawin RCMP on Aug. 23. He is currently in police custody.
Carrot River RCMP were called to a Red Earth home on Aug. 21 at around 5:45 a.m.
Police said that upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive male, later identified as Brett McKay, 24, who had been stabbed. He was declared deceased at the scene by EMS.
Police said their initial investigation revealed McKay was at a large social gathering in an open area, locally referred to as “the reservoir”, in Red Earth Cree Nation during the early morning of Aug. 21 and that he was driven to the home, injured, that same morning.
Carrot River RCMP and Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit South asked for help from the public on Aug. 22. They thanked the public for their help.
