Charges have been laid in connection to the death of a 26-year-old woman from Whitefish Lake First Nation.
On July 21, 2019, at about 5:11 a.m., St. Paul RCMP responded to a call of a woman who was laying on the side of the main road on White Fish Lake First Nation. The woman, who was determined to be from Whitefish Lake, and was declared deceased on scene by paramedics, according to an RCMP media release dated Nov. 1, 2019.
An investigation by St. Paul RCMP, with the assistance of St. Paul Forensic Identification Section, RCMP Collision Reconstructionist and RCMP Serious Crimes, determined the woman had jumped out of a moving vehicle.
"The driver did not stop or return to the scene to provide any assistance," reads the release.
The driver, Simon Shirt, 30, also of Whitefish Lake, has now been charged for failure to stop after an accident resulting in death. He was held in custody for court and is next to appear at St. Paul Provincial Court on Nov. 28.
"St. Paul RCMP would like to thank all those that came forward with information, which assisted the police during their investigation."
