murder, Gregoire Lake Reserve

The death of a man from Gregoire Lake Reserve has resulted in murder charges for the suspect in the case. On November 30, 2014 the Wood Buffalo RCMP were called to the Gregoire Lake Reserve area for a report of a death, and it soon became clear that it was a murder case rather than a death by natural causes. The call came in around 1:30 pm in the afternoon, and the name of the victim has not been officially released yet. The murder suspect who was charged is 32 year old Cody Woodward, and he was arrested on Thursday after police identified him as the suspect in the case. The investigation is continuing but law enforcement felt that the evidence so far warranted a murder charge.

Cody Woodward, the man charged with murder in the death of the man from Gregoire Lake Reserve, is set to have another court hearing today. So far Woodward has not been released and has been kept in custody. When the Wood Buffalo RCMP arrived on the scene on November 30 the deceased male was located inside of a residence on the reservation, and the initial investigators were quickly suspicious about the circumstances and the evidence that was found. If convicted Cody Woodward could face many years of incarceration. No motive has been discussed or released by law enforcement, and there are still many questions that remain to be answered in the case. It is not yet known by journalists whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the murder, or even whether the victim and the accused suspect even knew each other.