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WARNING: Readers may find some details in this story disturbing A family is mourning after a father of four was shot and killed by police in Waseca Feb. 27. Trent Angus was shot and killed by RCMP after police raided a commercial building executing a search warrant in the tiny village of Waseca, approximately 42 kilometres east of Lloydminster, at 11:45 p.m. on Feb. 26. According to police, the Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force executed the search warrant at the industrial property along Highway 16 on the Yellowhead following a four-month investigation into drug and weapons trafficking in westcentral Saskatchewan. Police say that cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and firearms were being trafficked in and around North Battleford. Two services are being held for 33-year-old Trent
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Byron Angus with a wake on Tuesday and a funeral on Thursday, both on Onion Lake Cree Nation. Trent Angus’ older sister Lori-Ann Angus told SASKTODAY.ca on Tuesday that they have to have a closed casket service due to his injuries. “We all just broke down and cried. My brother didn’t deserve to lose his life in such a way. They didn’t have to do that.” RCMP say that based on information, they believed there was a significant risk to the public and police safety so the Saskatchewan
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RCMP Critical Incident Response Team was deployed to assist with the search warrant. Two men and one woman exited the building but a fourth person stayed inside and wouldn’t comply with police commands, according to the RCMP. When he exited the building he still wouldn’t comply with police commands so they used non-lethal methods to get him to comply but officers saw him display a firearm and gunfire was exchanged, according to police. An RCMP officer received a non lifethreatening injury during the incident. At the time of his death, Trent Angus was wanted by Cut Knife RCMP for a firearms complaint on Little Pine First Nation on Nov. 28, 2021. Police issued a warrant for his arrest and charged him with discharging a firearm, pointing a firearm, possession of a firearm knowing unauthorized, and failing to comply with a release order. Continued on Page 6
The Battlefords Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council, an organization that promotes and supports Ukrainian events in the community, organized a march in support of Ukraine Saturday. A little girl wearing a hat adorned with sunflowers in support for Ukraine was among the crowd. Sunflowers are symbols of peace in the Ukraine. See Page 10 for more photos. The flag of Ukraine is also flying at both City Hall in North Battleford and Town Hall in Battleford. | Photo by Averil Hall
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