Man, 53, charged with manslaughter

An Edmonton man is charged with manslaughter after a woman was shot when she walked into an apartment during a home invasion robbery.

Yvette Lydia Morin, 28, was shot dead on Dec. 12 in an apartment at 10745 106 St.

“(She) just walked in, very unfortunately, at the wrong time ... and she sustained the gunshot through a door that was probably meant for the other guys,” Edmonton police spokesman Scott Pattison said Friday.

Police say at around 10 p.m. Dec .12, two men broke into the suite and demanded valuables from Donat Albert, 53, who lived there.

The robbers ushered people who were in the basement apartment into a bedroom, Pattison said.

As the invaders were leaving, Albert allegedly found a hidden gun and shot at them through a doorway. Morin had just walked into the apartment, Pattison said. “She was the unfortunate victim on the other side.”

Police were initially told one of the robbers was responsible for the shooting, police said. Paramedics took Morin to hospital, where she died a half-hour later.

Albert is charged with manslaughter, careless storage of a firearm, and other criminal offences.

Johnny Jackknife, 34, and Jonathon Bass, 29, both of Edmonton, are charged with robbery and other unspecified charges.