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At the same time a 54-year-old man was appearing in court charged with second-degree murder, the family of the 22-year-old victim had gathered to grieve and prepare for a traditional wake and burial this weekend.

Gerald Stanley, 54, of the Biggar district, appeared Thursday in North Battleford provincial court, charged in the death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie. Stanley is scheduled to appear again on Aug. 18. RCMP on Wednesday said investigators were in the “early stages of this complex investigation” into the shooting, which happened Tuesday around 5:30 p.m. in the RM of Glenside.

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Alvin Baptiste, an uncle of Boushie, said in an interview that his nephew and four others were unarmed when he was killed, allegedly shot in the head by the landowner on property near Biggar.

“We are devastated. We are hurt. We are all in shock,” Baptiste said.

According to Baptiste, Boushie and his friends had been swimming and drinking earlier that day in nearby Ranger Lake. They stopped at the farm after apparently experiencing car trouble, Baptiste said. Following a heated argument, Boushie was shot while still in the car, according to Baptiste.