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Saskatchewan RCMP charges fourth individual one year after quadruple murder on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation
February 4, 2026
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Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, Saskatchewan
From: Saskatchewan RCMP
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Saskatchewan RCMP has charged a fourth individual in relation to the February 2025 homicides of two men and women on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation.
On February 4, 2026, police officers with Saskatchewan RCMP’s Homicide Investigation Unit, part of the Major Crimes Branch, and officers from File Hills First Nations Police Service arrested a 67-year-old male at a residence on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation.
Lauren Elvis Hotomani from Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation is charged with one count of accessory after the fact to murder, Section 240, Criminal Code.
Lauren Elvis Hotomani is scheduled to appear in Fort Qu’Appelle Provincial Court on February 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
“Over the past twelve months, investigators ensured every lead was chased down and all avenues were explored, as they do with every file they take on,” says Insp. Ashley St. Germaine, Senior Investigative Officer with the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Major Crimes Branch.
“The persistence and skill of our investigators drove this case forward. Ultimately, their commitment to meticulous investigative work allowed us to piece together the circumstances surrounding this case and give the victims’ families some answers.”
The Homicide Investigation Unit, formerly known as the Major Crimes Unit, is part of the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Major Crimes Branch.
The Homicide Investigation Unit investigates homicides, suspicious deaths, missing persons where foul play is suspected or likely, explosions believed to be of a criminal nature involving death or injury, and other incidents, as directed.
Background
On February 4, 2025, at approximately 11:15 a.m., File Hills First Nations Police Service received a report of sudden deaths at a residence on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation.
Officers immediately responded. They located four deceased persons in the residence. Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes took carriage of the investigation and investigated the deaths as homicides.
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes located and arrested 18-year-old Darrius Racette in Yorkton, SK on February 18, 2025. A 15-year-old male youth was arrested by Saskatchewan RCMP on February 18, 2025, on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, SK.
Darrius Racette and the male youth are each charged with four counts of first-degree murder, Section 235(1), Criminal Code in relation to the deaths of Tracey Hotomani, Sheldon Quewezance, Shauna Fay and Terry Jack.
On December 10, 2025, police officers with Saskatchewan RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit and Indian Head RCMP Detachment executed a search warrant at a residence on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation with the assistance of officers from File Hills First Nations Police Service.
RCMP officers arrested a 17-year-old male youth at the residence. The youth has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, Section 235(1), Criminal Code in relation to the deaths of Tracey Hotomani, Sheldon Quewezance, Shauna Fay and Terry Jack.
The youth is also charged with one count, attempted murder, Section 239, Criminal Code. Investigation determined an altercation occurred between the youth and a fifth individual at the residence.
File Hills First Nations Police Service, Regina Police Services and Saskatchewan RCMP’s Serious Crimes Unit (formerly known as the General Investigation Section), Forensic Identification Services, Historical Case Unit, Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams, Indigenous Policing Services, and local RCMP detachments all assisted with this investigation.