The St. Paul RCMP have arrested two men in relation to the fatal shooting of two horses.
Officers arrived on the scene around 8 pm on the 22nd, between highway 29 and Lafond to a gruesome sight. Two privately owned horses had been shot dead.
The officers subsequently arrested 34-year-old Terrance McGonigle and 54-year-old Michael Leroux in relation to the case. Both men are charged with Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to the Public Peace, Careless Use of a Firearm and two counts of Willfully Killing Cattle.
An additional charge of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm was laid against Leroux.
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Both men are scheduled to appear in St. Paul Provincial Court on October 1, 2015.