A 36-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman this week. RCMP say they were called to a home on 112 Street East twice on Tuesday evening for reports of a disturbance. The first call, shortly before 6 p.m., was made by the suspect, who “made allegations involving the victim,” RCMP said in a news release. Mounties say they investigated “and determined the allegations were unfounded.” The second call came from the suspect at 9:28 p.m., and police arrived on scene to find a 36-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds. She was taken to High River General Hospital where she later died. RCMP arrested 36-year-old Jarrett Stobbe at the scene. The victim is identified by police as Cayla Bleeker. Both are residents of High River. RCMP declined an interview request from CTV News on Thursday and officers did not would not answer any questions about the nature of the allegations the accused made in the first call to police. Mounties also did not comment on the nature of the relationship between Bleeker and Stobbe, but a GoFundMe page organized to raise money for Bleeker’s family described her death as a “domestic homicide” that has devastated her loved ones. The page describes Bleeker as a “devoted single mother” to her two daughters, aged six years old and 10 months, who were “the centre of her world.” “Anyone who knew Cayla knew how fiercely she loved her daughters and how tirelessly she worked to give them the best life possible,” the fundraiser said. “She often worked seven days a week to make ends meet, even during the postpartum months after the birth of her youngest daughter. Through every challenge, she met life with determination, kindness, a positive attitude and an incredible sense of humour.” A preliminary court record check shows the accused had an extensive history with Alberta’s justice system, including a 2013 conviction for an assault charge, as well as several withdrawn charges for uttering threats to cause bodily harm and assault with a weapon. Stobbe was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Okotoks on July 31.
