Two teens arrested in connection with First Nation double homicide in northern Quebec

Quebec provincial police say two 17-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with a double homicide in a Cree community in northern Quebec.

The teens were arrested by a tactical unit Friday in the community of Mistissini around 1 p.m.

Sgt. Élizabeth Marquis-Guy said the teens were meeting with investigators and will be arraigned on Saturday.

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Police said it will be up to the Crown to decide on the charges.

The two male victims, Bedabin Neeposh, 30, and Daniel Benac, 29, died after being found in a bullet-riddled car on Wednesday night in the First Nations community about 600 kilometres northwest of Quebec City.

Provincial police said the fatal shooting was linked to organized crime and likely a settling of accounts.

The killings of the two local men badly shook the Cree Nation of Mistissini, with the community briefly under a lockdown order on Thursday morning.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 30, 2026.