A man has been charged with second-degree murder after a weekend shooting in La Loche.

Police have also released the victim’s name.

RCMP were called to a home in the community around 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

Police received reports of a man suffering from a suspected gunshot wound.

Mounties say 24-year-old Lucas Lemaigre of La Loche died at the scene.

Twenty-three-year-old Tristin Janvier of La Loche now faces a murder charge in relation to the incident.

He was due to appear La Loche Provincial Court (via video) this morning.