On Monday, August 2, 2021, Blackfalds RCMP responded to a shooting after a break and enter occurred off of C&E Trial in Red Deer County. 

As officers were en route, updates were received that one male was injured and bleeding, and another had been shot. 

Officers arrived on scene and found the homeowner was suffering from injuries, and there was a deceased male in the residence with a gunshot wound. Witnesses reported that the homeowner had arrived home and found the deceased sleeping in the residence.  A confrontation then occurred in which the deceased struck the homeowner numerous times with a baseball bat. During the attack, the homeowner was able to retrieve a firearm and shot the deceased one time. 

After consultation with the Crown Prosecutor’s Office, the decision was made that charges will not be laid.