LLOYDMINSTER – All nine charges have been stayed against a woman who was arrested after police raided two homes in Lloydminster and an industrial building in Waseca where Trent Angus was shot and killed by RCMP.
In February, Laquita Angus, 25, was charged with possession of Cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, three counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, two counts of unlicensed possession of a prohibited weapon, and three counts of failing to comply with an undertaking. All of the charges were stayed in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Nov. 7.
The Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force say they began an investigation into drug and weapons trafficking in west-central Saskatchewan in October 2021. Police say that cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and firearms were being trafficked in and around North Battleford. The investigation led to the execution of three search warrants on Feb. 26 – two in Lloydminster and one in Waseca.
When police executed the search warrant at the industrial building in Waseca, east of Lloydminster along Highway 16, gunfire broke out and 33-year-old Trent Angus was shot and killed by police. An RCMP officer received a non-life-threatening injury during the shootout.
Search warrants were executed in Lloydminster and Laquita Angus, 25, and two others were arrested.
Review into shooting death of Trent Angus
Saskatoon Police Service have completed their investigation into the RCMP shooting death of Trent Angus earlier this year.
Trent Angus was shot and killed by RCMP on Feb. 27 during a raid on an industrial building in Waseca, which is approximately 42 kilometres east of Lloydminster. The RCMP Act requires that an investigation be conducted by an external agency when an incident involves a death or serious injury so the Saskatchewan RCMP requested that Saskatoon Police conduct an independent, external investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.
SPS sent their investigation to the province on May 10. The province has yet to release SPS's findings.
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