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Court heard that the teen first killed Dayne Fontaine, 17, and then his brother Drayden, who was 13. Dayne pleaded for his life before he was shot 11 times, including twice in the head. Drayden was shot twice. The teen then drove to the high school, where surveillance footage captured his frightening walk through the halls, his shotgun raised, as students and staff ran in fear.

When police arrived, the shooter ran into a women’s washroom where he put his weapon down and gave himself up. The teen said he didn’t know what he was thinking when he pulled the trigger.

Nelson testified for the defence that the teen had an IQ of 68, which is considered well below average. Mela testified that the teen has symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, an intellectual disability, major depressive disorder and displays signs of fetal alcohol syndrome.

However, a child psychiatrist who testified for the Crown said the teen did not come across as being clearly developmentally delayed or slow.

Judge Janet McIvor will eventually decide whether to sentence the teen as a youth, which carries a maximum term of six years in custody and four years under supervision in the community, or as an adult, which would result in a sentence of life behind bars.

McIvor said this summer that when she is ready to issue her decision, she will do so in La Loche.

St. Pierre said there are mixed feelings about that.

“There’s still some reservations on some members of the community just because of safety or what that might entail depending on the reading of the decision, how that may look or how that may come about,” he said.

“But other community members have expressed that they’d rather have it in the community so it’s still a toss up, I’m still not sure where that’s going to lead and still need to have more consultation.”

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