Saskatchewan RCMP say they have arrested an 18-year-old man and an unnamed male youth in connection with the quadruple homicide on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation earlier this month.
Darrius Racette, 18, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder. The unnamed youth is expected to be charged later Wednesday, said Insp. Ashley St. Germaine, a senior investigative officer with Saskatchewan RCMP’s major crimes unit.
Officers responded to a report of deaths on the reserve, located about 80 kilometres east of Regina, at 11:15 a.m. CT on Feb. 4, 2025. They found four people dead in a home.
RCMP later identified the victims as Tracey Hotomani, 34, and Terry Jack, 51, from Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation; Shauna Fay, 47, from Indian Head; and Sheldon Quewezance, 44, from Zagime Anishinabek.
Police say they arrested the two suspects on Feb. 18. Racette was arrested in Yorkton, Sask., while the youth was arrested on Carry the Kettle.
St. Germaine said RCMP believe the home on Carry the Kettle where the people were killed was targeted.
Police previously said the four victims were “injured by firearm.”
St. Germaine also provided some clarity Wednesday on a separate incident. Hours after the quadruple homicide on Feb. 4, RCMP said they received reports of a man pointing a gun at people at Carry the Kettle’s neighbouring community, Zagime Anishinabek. Later that night, 29-year-old Keagan Panipekeesick was arrested by the Regina Police Service.
St. Germaine said Wednesday that RCMP do not believe the two incidents are related.
