On Dec. 6, 2024, Donovan Rain (33), a resident of Maskwacis, was arrested and has been charged with second degree murder in the death of Gordelle Soosay. After a Judicial Interim Release Hearing, Rain was remanded into custody to appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Wetaskiwin on Dec. 12, 2024.
On Feb. 11, 2024, at 12:15 p.m., Maskwacis RCMP received a report of a deceased person in a residence on 6 Mile on Samson Cree Nation. Upon arrival, police located a deceased male. An autopsy determined the cause of death was homicide and the victim was identified as 26-year-old Gordelle Soosay.
