Man charged with two counts of first-degree murder after hit and run on Siksika Nation
Two dead, one in critical condition after collision over the weekend
RCMP have laid charges in connection to a fatal hit and run that occurred on Siksika Nation on Saturday.
Gleichen RCMP responded to a car collision on Saturday night where a vehicle hit a group of five pedestrians who were walking on the Siksika Nation and then left the scene.
Trayton Runningbird, 27, and Clifton Saddleback, 45, died as a result of the collision. A 45-year-old woman, also allegedly struck by the vehicle, is in hospital critical condition.
The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit said on Monday night it has arrested and charged Adolphus Weaselchild, 27, with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
Weaselchild has been taken before a Justice of the Peace, police said, and remanded into custody with future court dates to come at the Alberta Court of Justice in Drumheller.