Chisasibi Inuk stabbed to death in Montreal

Last Thursday afternoon in downtown Montreal, at the busy corner of Notre-Dame and Mountain streets, Charlie Ekomiak, 19, collapsed, bleeding, in the middle of the intersection.

The former resident of Chisasibi died shortly after being transported to a Montreal hospital.

According to Montreal Urban Police constable Miguel Alston, Ekomiak and a woman, who were both intoxicated, had been arguing. The argument ended with Ekomiak being stabbed in the chest.

Following an investigation of the circumstances around Ekomiak’s death, 32-year-old Linda Shecapio, who is originally from Mistissini in the James Bay Cree territory, was charged with second-degree murder. She will appear in court on Nov. 23.