Man in Saskatchewan charged with killing parents, son

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.

A man in Saskatchewan has been charged with the killings over the weekend of his parents and young son, police said.

Nathaniel Kenneth Carrier faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Denis Carrier, 56, Sandra Henry, 56, and sevenyear-old Bentlee.

The 28-year-old man is also charged with attempted murder of his five-year-old daughter.

Prince Albert police Insp. Craig Mushka said he couldn’t comment on a possible motive behind the killings.

“We are very early in our investigation,” Mushka said Wednesday.

“Obviously, it’s human nature to want to know why something like this occurred.”

Police were called to a home in Prince

Albert on Sunday evening after friends noted they had not heard from the couple and two of their grandchildren.

Officers located Denis Carrier, Henry and their grandson dead on the property.

The boy’s little sister, Kendrah, was in critical condition and transferred to a hospital in Edmonton.

Mushka said new evidence, such as video surveillance from the neighbourhood, suggests that the killings happened Saturday.

Nathaniel Carrier also lived at the home, but officers could not find him, and a family vehicle was missing.

The vehicle was found in La Ronge on Sunday and investigators located the suspect in Prince Albert. Mushka said he was not a risk to public safety and was arrested Tuesday.

“I am not able to divulge his exact location during that time, but those details will likely become available during the judicial process,” Mushka said.