Cold Lake, Alta. – On Nov. 1, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., Cold Lake RCMP were dispatched to a complaint of shots fired at a trailer complex.
Upon arrival, members located the victim, Nairy Desaulnier (46), a resident of Cold Lake, deceased.
Witnesses gave a description of the suspect and the firearm and RCMP began to search for the suspect.
At 9:15 a.m., RCMP received a call regarding a man with a firearm trying to gain entrance to an address. Members responded and arrested the suspect, who was later confirmed to be the shooter.
A search incidental to arrest revealed a loaded firearm, extra ammunition, a taser and brass knuckles. Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit was deployed and took carriage of the investigation.
As a result of the investigation, Wesley Wanderingspirit (39), a resident of Cold Lake, was charged with second-degree murder.
Wanderingspirit was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody, to appear before the Alberta Court of Justice in Lac La Biche on Nov. 3, 2025.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to please call the Cold Lake RCMP at 780-594-3302. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play. To contact RCMP non-emergency line within any Alberta RCMP jurisdiction call 310-RCMP(7267).
Cpl Mathew Howell
Public Information Officer – WAD/EAD
Alberta RCMP Media Group
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