Quebec provincial police say two 17-year-old boys have been arrested in reference to a double murder in a Cree neighborhood in northern Quebec.
The teenagers have been arrested by a tactical unit Friday in the neighborhood of Mistissini round 1 p.m.
Sgt. Élizabeth Marquis-Man mentioned the kids have been assembly with investigators and will likely be arraigned on Saturday.
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Police mentioned it is going to be as much as the Crown to determine on the fees.
The 2 male victims, Bedabin Neeposh, 30, and Daniel Benac, 29, died after being present in a bullet-riddled automobile on Wednesday night time within the First Nations neighborhood about 600 kilometres northwest of Quebec Metropolis.
Provincial police mentioned the deadly capturing was linked to organized crime and sure a settling of accounts.
The killings of the 2 native males badly shook the Cree Nation of Mistissini, with the neighborhood briefly below a lockdown order on Thursday morning.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 30, 2026.
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