SASKATOON

Trial date set for Gerald Stanley, farmer charged in Colten Boushie shooting

The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, August 2, 2017 10:38AM CST Last Updated Wednesday, August 2, 2017 10:41AM CST

Gerald Stanley leaves provincial court after the first day of his preliminary hearing in North Battleford, Sask., on Monday, April 3, 2017. He's accused of fatally shooting Colten Boushie. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

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BATTLEFORD, Sask. -- A trial date has been set for a Saskatchewan farmer accused of fatally shooting an Indigenous man.

Gerald Stanley's second-degree murder trial in the death of Colten Boushie will take place from Jan. 29 to Feb. 15 in Battleford, Sask.

Stanley has pleaded not guilty and is out on bail.

Details from a preliminary hearing in April are under a publication ban. However, it is known that Boushie was shot and killed last August while riding in an SUV that went onto a farm near Biggar, Sask.

Boushie's family has launched a petition calling for a new Crown prosecutor and an out-of-province lead investigator for the case, saying they believe people from outside the province would be less biased.

Boushie's killing ignited racial tension in Saskatchewan and there have been rallies outside court when Stanley made previous appearances.