Teen charged in death of 10-year-old boy

MASKWACIS, Alta. — RCMP in central Alberta say a 13-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in the death of a 10-year-old boy. Police said officers in Maskwacis, south of Edmonton, received a call at 4 a.m. Wednesday about a gunshot in a home, where the boy was found dead.

Investigators said the teen was present and taken into custody.

After an autopsy, a charge of manslaughter with a firearm was laid against the 13-year-old boy.

Police did not say how the victim or the accused knew each other, and the two will not be named. The teen will appear in court on Sept. 2 in Wetaskiwin.