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About Death of Colten Boushie
- Colten Boushie (October 31, 1993 – August 9, 2016) was a 22-year old indigenous man of the Cree Red Pheasant First Nation who was fatally shot on a rural Saskatchewan farm.
- The farmer, Gerald Stanley, stood trial for second-degree murder and for a lesser charge of manslaughter.
- Stanley was acquitted.Boushie was a resident of the Cree Red Pheasant First Nation.
- After getting a flat tire, he and four friends had driven to a farmhouse near Biggar, Saskatchewan, owned by Gerald Stanley.
- They had been drinking and had earlier tried to break into a truck at another farm.
- One of the group tried to start an ATV on the property and their SUV crashed into one of Stanley’s cars.
- Stanley reacted by retrieving a handgun from his shed and firing two warning shots into the air to scare the group off his property.
- He then approached the SUV, with Boushie in the driver's seat.
- When he reached the driver's window, his gun discharged.
- Boushie was shot in the neck just below the ear and died instantly.
- Stanley's defence claimed the shot was an accident and that a third round loaded into the magazine was fired, yet failed to detonate, precipitating a hang fire.The circumstances of the shooting, the RCMP investigation, the trial, and the verdict are flashpoints of controversy in Canada.
- The case drew significant attention, sparking protests and provoking debates about racism in Saskatchewan and across Canada.
- People who supported Stanley generally perceived the trial as fair, given the circumstances of events leading up to the shooting.
- Supporters of the Boushie family felt the trial was unfair due to the selection of what appeared to be an all-white jury.
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould denounced the verdict.
- Critics scorned these comments for politicizing the trial and discrediting the Canadian judiciary system.
- The mayor of Saskatoon, Charlie Clark, said the trial and its aftermath represented "a defining moment for this community and this country".
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