The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from the person who shot and killed four people while injuring seven others in the northern community of La Loche in January 2016.
The now 22-year-old shooter who was 15 days shy of his 18th birthday killed two brothers at a home, before going on a shooting spree at the local school.
The shooter was sentenced as an adult to life in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of first degree murder, two counts of second degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder.
Last fall, the Sask. Court of Appeal dismissed the shooters request to receive a youth sentence.
The defense argued the shooter did not have the cognitive maturity to be sentenced as an adult, suggesting a youth criminal justice facility would allow him to get the treatment he needs.
Aaron Fox described his client as a loner with a very low IQ. Fox argued that the trial judge erred in his decision. Yet in a split decision the Sask. Court of Appeal said the judge did not make an error and dismissed the appeal.
“Applying the applicable standard of review, it is my opinion the sentencing judge did not commit an error in principle, fail to give appropriate weight to a relevant factor or rely on an irrelevant factor in reaching her decision that a youth sentence was insufficient,” stated the majority appeals judges.
As usual the Supreme Court of Canada did not give reasons for not hearing the appeal.