Sundre RCMP and the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit were investigating a death in Mountain View County.

Murder charges have now been laid.

BACKGROUND STORY:

At around 12:17 pm on January 25, 2024, Sundre RCMP were dispatched to a report of a man that had been shot Northwest of Sundre. Officers went to the scence and located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Life saving efforts were attempted at the scene and the male was transported to local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit are now in charge of the investigation and are treating the death as suspicious.

An autopsy is scheduled to take place at the Calgary Medical Examiners office on January 26, 2024. An update will be provided when results of the autopsy are known.