Around 12:10 Saturday morning RCMP were advised someone had been shot outside the Community Hall in Creighton. RCMP from Creighton and Flin Flon found a 24 year old man from Cranberry Portage suffered a gunshot wound and was taken to hospital in stable condition. About an hour later they were advised of a shooting at a residence on Bellevue Avenue in Flin Flon where they found a 47 year old man from The Pas who was taken to hospital in stable condition and a 26 year old woman who was pronounced deceased.

A large scale search for the suspect identified as 18 year old Xander Tardiff of Flin Flin was launched with assistance from officers from the Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, Major Crimes Services, Forensic Identification Services, Air Services and a number of officers from nearby detachments.

Around 11:30 Saturday night they located Tardiff in the Aspen Grove area.  He has been charged with second degree murder along with other firearms related charges.  He has been remanded into custody and is to appear in The Pas provincial court tomorrow for Flin Flon related charges and in La Ronge provincial court for Creighton related charges.