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The Saskatoon Police Service’s Major Crime Section is investigating what they say is the city’s sixth homicide case of 2026.
In a news release issued on April 26, police said officers on patrol were called around 10:55 p.m. on Friday after a report of an injured person in the 2200 block of 22nd Street in the Mount Royal neighbourhood.
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Police said they found a 55-year-old man who was unresponsive and he was taken to hospital transported to hospital where he died the following day.
Saskatoon homicides in 2026
The first homicide investigation of 2026 was a 25-year-old man with stab wounds who died at St Paul’s Hospital on Feb. 3. An 18-year-old man was charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault on Feb. 7. His charges were later downgraded on Feb. 27 to being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter, accessory after the fact to aggravated assault, public mischief and obstruction of justice.
The second homicide case of the year began when a man died after a shooting in the 900 block of 22nd Street West in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood on March 14. A 17-year-old boy was then charged on March 17 with second-degree murder, using a firearm while committing an indictable offence and possessing a firearm while prohibited.
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The city’s third homicide investigation of 2026 began after a 61-year-old woman died in a Riversdale house fire in the 400 block of Avenue I South on April 3. No arrests have been made.
The fourth homicide investigation of the year wasn an investigation into the death of a 39-year-old man in hospital after he was found unresponsive on Avenue X South just before 4 a.m. on April 6. Police have made no arrests.
The fifth homicide investigation of the year began as a suspicious death investigation after a person died on Avenue W North on April 15. Police said the victim, who has not been identified publicly, died at the scene despite first aid attempts by paramedics.
