{"id":379556,"date":"2025-12-31T14:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T14:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/379556\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T14:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T14:46:09","slug":"my-family-theyre-hurt-right-now-says-father-of-man-killed-in-sask-first-nation-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/379556\/","title":{"rendered":"‘My family, they’re hurt right now,’ says father of man killed in Sask. First Nation shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Text<\/p>\n

Listen to this article<\/p>\n

Estimated 3 minutes<\/p>\n

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n

The family of a man killed on Big Island Lake Cree Nation say they’re struggling with shock as they try to understand why someone would have shot him.<\/p>\n

RCMP have confirmed one person died in a Tuesday morning shooting on the First Nation, about 320 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, and three others were injured.<\/p>\n

While police did not release the identities of any of the victims, Larry Wahpistikwan has confirmed his son, Neil, was the person who was fatally shot.<\/p>\n

“I was shocked when I heard it,” he told CBC on Tuesday, saying he went to the scene of the shooting and saw police officers attempting CPR on his son.<\/p>\n

“I had to be strong when I went there, but I couldn\u2019t hold myself,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I have a big family from Meadow Lake, and a lot of people are calling me, texting me,” said Wahpistikwan. “My family, they’re hurt right now, just like what I’m hurting.”<\/p>\n

WATCH | Neil Wahpistikwan’s father recounts learning about his son’s death:\"\"<\/p>\n

‘It hurts right here’: Larry Wahpistikwan on the shooting death of his son, Neil<\/p>\n

Larry Wahipistikwan describes what unfolded on Big Island Lake Cree Nation Tuesday morning. His son, Neil Wahpistikwan, was shot and killed.<\/p>\n

Big Island Lake Cree Nation was placed under lockdown for most of the day after the shooting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

RCMP said two assailants, who were armed with a gun, were last seen riding an ATV. While no arrests had been made, RCMP lifted the lockdown just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, saying they no longer believe there is “an imminent risk to public safety.”<\/p>\n

Larry\u2019s brother Gary Wahpistikwan said he heard several gunshots outside his home, as he was in bed at home. He and his brother had just gotten home from a round dance around 5 a.m., he said.<\/p>\n

He said at first he didn\u2019t believe the shots were real, but then he heard someone knocking at his door.<\/p>\n

“When I opened the door, two girls were standing in the doorway, and one boy was laying on the steps. He got shot in the back,” he said.<\/p>\n

“And they said they got shot, and Neil\u2019s laying on the road and he might be unconscious.”<\/p>\n

WATCH | Neil Wahpistikwan’s uncle\u00a0describes hearing the shooting :\"\"<\/p>\n

Uncle of victim describes shooting on Sask. First Nation<\/p>\n

Gary Wahpistikwan describes what unfolded on Big Island Lake Cree Nation Tuesday morning. His nephew, Neil Wahpistikwan, was shot and killed.<\/p>\n

Gary then ran back inside to call his brother, who quickly drove over to the scene of the shooting, where they found police conducting CPR on Neil. <\/p>\n

He and the other three victims were then taken to hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Those girls were crying, saying a side-by-side drove by, turned around, and they said something about Neil and then they shot him,” said Gary. “And that other boy too got shot.”<\/p>\n

The brothers said they don’t know who was behind the shooting, or what their motive might have been. One of the other victims was another nephew of Gary’s, he said.<\/p>\n

Neil was “an outgoing guy,” said Gary. <\/p>\n

“My family showed up here and we joked around, then they joked around with him lots,” he said.<\/p>\n

“All he does is laugh. Laugh at me and when I fool around with him.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-379556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-news","11":"tag-top-stories","12":"tag-topnews","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}