Lac La Biche RCMP and the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit have issued an arrest warrant for Lorne Eugene Cardinal, 25, in connection with the death of Landy Shirt whose body was found in a Victoria Place apartment suite on Dec.18.
According to a missing person news release issued in early December by the Major Crimes Unit, Shirt, from the Maskwacis area of Central Alberta, was said to have been in the Lac La Biche and Goodfish Lake region two weeks before the body was found. At the time, police said the circumstances around Shirt's disappearance were suspicious.
Cardinal, a Lac La Biche man, has been charged with first-degree murder.
Armed and dangerous
Police are cautioning the public that Cardinal should be considered armed and dangerous.
Lorne Eugene Cardinal is described as an Indigenous male, 6'1" tall, weighing 209 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Cardinal has facial tattoos near both eyes.
Police say not approach Cardinal, and instead to contact police if he is seen.
The Lac La Biche RCMP are asking anyone with information in relation to Cardinal's location to contact the detachment at 780-404-2500, their local police, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
The involvement of the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit in this case is the second time the specialized police unit has been called to in the Lac La Biche area within the last month. The Major Crimes Unit was involved in the investigation of the November 20 death of 41-year-old Conrad Boostrom at a residence in the Beaver Lake Cree Nation. Two Lac La Biche men have been charged in connection to that death.
