The Alberta RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit investigated a murder after members of the Whitecourt RCMP responded to reports of a shooting near the Whitecourt Airport on the afternoon of December 7th.
According to police, at 3:21 p.m. the afternoon of the incident, the RCMP was given the location of a suspect who was driving on Highway 43. Officers located and stopped the vehicle before detaining the suspect and locating a firearm.
Upon arrival at the airport, EMS and law enforcement found the victim deceased. The victim was later identified to be 44-year-old Whitecourt resident David Beauchesne. The Whitecourt RCMP promptly contacted the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit, which took over the investigation.
As a result, the RCMP has charged 43-year-old Mathew Charles Jackson with Second-Degree-Murder.
Jackson remains in custody, with his next scheduled court date set for December 10th, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Whitecourt.
