Local man charged in Whitecourt shooting death

A 43-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after another man was shot and killed Saturday near the airport in Whitecourt, Alta.

Police charged Mathew Charles Jackson with second-degree murder on Sunday.

Alberta RCMP said in a media release that Jackson was caught while driving on Highway 43 after officers told of the shooting and the location of a suspect. After stopping him, officers found a firearm.

Paramedics and police found 44-year-old David Beauchesne dead at a business near the airport.

Jackson's next court date is Tuesday in Whitecourt, which is 158 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.