Parkland RCMP arrest male for firearms offences

SPRUCE GROVE -- On Jan. 19, 2026, Parkland RCMP received a complaint that a male opened his driver’s side door and pointed a handgun at a youth pedestrian, near Jennifer Heil Rd and Tri Leisure Way.

Police were notified that the suspect vehicle was a white GMC truck and that it had left the scene. Through the investigation, police were able to locate the vehicle at the same area where the incident had occurred a few days later. Police approached the vehicle and arrested the male without incident. Police seized an imitation firearm (a handgun-style pellet gun) from the driver’s door pocket inside the vehicle.

 Dai Suki Ryan Giovanni Kootenay, (19), a resident of Spruce Grove, has been charged with multiple firearms-related offences.

 Dai Suki Kootenay was taken before a Justice of the Peace and released with his next court appearance on Feb. 18, 2026, at the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Albert.

If you have any information about this or another crime, please call the Parkland RCMP at 825-220-7267(RCMP).  If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.