Saskatoon police upgrade death investigation to city’s 5th homicide of 2026

4th homicide in April brings Saskatoon's total to half the number of slayings in all of 2025

There have been four homicides in Saskatoon so far in April — half as many as in all of last year. The city has seen six homicides in 2026, compared with eight in 2025.

Saskatoon police upgrade death investigation to city’s 5th homicide of 2026

Saskatoon police confirmed that major crime investigators are treating a suspicious death in a Westview apartment earlier this month as a homicide.

Saskatoon Records 5th Homicide of 2026 After Death in Avenue W North Apartment Investigation

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2026 Homicide Victim List Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on April 15, 2026, police were called to an apartment in the 1100 block of Avenue W North after reports of an injured, unresponsive person. Officers and emergency crews attempted life-saving measures, but the individual was pronounced dead at the scene. The Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section has taken over the investigation, which is now being treated as the city…

Police investigate April 15 death as Saskatoon’s 5th homicide of 2026

SASKATOON — Saskatoon police have confirmed that a death in the city’s west end is now being investigated as the city’s fifth homicide of 2026. Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime is leading the investigation after a person was found injured and unresponsive inside an apartment in the 1100 block of Avenue W North on the night of April 15. Officers were called to the building shortly after 8:30 p.m., where they attempted life-saving measures. Me…

Saskatoon Police are investigating suspicious death as fifth homicide of the year

UPDATE: April 27, 2026 The Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section is investigating the death that occurred in the 1100 block of Avenue W North on April 15, 2026 as the city’s fifth homicide. The Saskatoon Police are investigating following a suspicious death last night. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on April 15, 2026, officers responded to a report of an injured and unresponsive person in an apartment unit in the 1100 block of Avenue W North. Li…