Richard Froese
South Peace News
A preliminary inquiry has been set for November for a young Gift Lake Metis Settlement man charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a Gift Lake man last August.
An inquiry for Dakota Ivan Auger was set for Nov. 13-14 and Nov. 19-21 in the Peace River Court of King’s Bench.
Dates were confirmed Jan. 13 in High Prairie Court of Justice by Crown prosecutor Kelly Payne, speaking for Crown prosecutor Terrance Hudson.
Auger was 27 when he was charged in the death of Bradley Lamouche, 41, on Aug. 23, 2024.
High Prairie RCMP responded to a call of an unresponsive male in a vehicle in Gift Lake around 2 a.m., RCMP reports.
Arriving at the scene, police discovered the deceased body with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound.
Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit was called and took over the investigation.
An autopsy was scheduled for Aug. 26 at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Edmonton.