The Prince George RCMP confirmed a conviction was granted in a 2023 shooting that left one dead.
On March 6, 2026, Dakota Rayn Keewatin was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court to seven years in prison for the shooting that took on the 1500 block of Queensway.
“As part of the sentencing, Mr. Keewatin received credit for approximately four years and four months of pre-sentence custody, leaving approximately two years and eight months left to serve.” said Corporal Jennifer Cooper.
Police say on March 7th, 2023, just before 9:00 p.m., officers responded to an altercation, where they found Davis Smith deceased.
Then on April 17, 2023, police determined a suspect in the matter and one count of manslaughter was approved by the B.C. Prosecution Service.
Keewatin was subsequently arrested by officers while in custody on an unrelated matter, and was charged with second degree murder on October 11th, 2024.
On August 19, 2025, following a trial in B.C. Supreme Court, he was convicted of the lesser included offence of manslaughter.
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