David Smith (Obituary photo)
On March 6, Dakota Rayn Keewatin was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court to seven years in prison for the shooting death of Davis Smith in March 2023.
Keewatin received credit for approximately four years and four months of pre-sentence custody, leaving approximately two years and eight months left to serve.
On Oct. 11, 2024, Keewatin was charged with second degree murder. On Aug. 19, 2025, following a trial in B.C. Supreme Court, Mr. Keewatin was convicted of the lesser included offence of manslaughter.
On March 7, 2023, shortly before 9 p.m., Prince George RCMP responded to an altercation at an apartment building on the 1500-block of Queensway. When police officers arrived at the location, they found one man deceased. The victim was identified as Davis Smith.
“Our Frontline Police Officers did a great job of securing the scene quickly and effectively,” said Sergeant Dale Baker, second in command of the Prince George RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit. “Responding police officers have a difficult and busy job and it is investigations like these that highlight their importance. Many police officers were involved in this file and, due to their professionalism and commitment, contributed to the result we see.”
