According to SIRT, police came into contact with the man because officers were planning to arrest him in relation to “an ongoing domestic violence investigation.” (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)

Regina police shot and killed 22-year-old man during domestic violence investigation: SIRT

By CJME News Sep 29, 2025 | 11:30 AM

A police watchdog agency says the man shot and killed by police in Regina on Thursday was a 22-year-old man who police were trying to arrest in connection with an investigation into domestic violence.

The Regina Police Service issued a brief statement in the aftermath of the shooting, but did not release any information on the circumstances of the shooting or the victim.

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On Monday, the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) issued a statement revealing a few more details of the shooting as it conducts an investigation into the man’s death and the conduct of the officers.

According to SIRT, police came into contact with the man because officers were planning to arrest him in relation to “an ongoing domestic violence investigation.”

“As a result of comments attributed to the man during a previous investigation, members of the (Regina Police Service) Tactical Support Team were engaged to assist with the arrest,” the oversight agency said in a statement.

“After unsuccessfully attempting to locate the man at a residence in northwest Regina, police attended to another residence on the 3000 block of E Haughton Road in Regina.”

SIRT said officers confirmed the man was inside, and then went in after him.

“At approximately 11:07 p.m., a confrontation took place between the man and members of RPS inside the residence, during which three members of the Tactical Support Team discharged their service firearms, striking the man,” SIRT said.

Despite efforts to provide first aid, SIRT said the man was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene at around 11:14 p.m.

SIRT, which is mandated to investigate cases where a death or serious injury results from the actions of police officers in Saskatchewan, said it will scrutinize the conduct of the officers involved, but noted that the Regina Police Service will continue the initial investigation that led to the raid.

“No further information will be released at this time,” SIRT noted. “A final report will be issued to the public within 90 days of the investigation ending.”

While he didn’t see the shooting itself, Jeff Renwick said he witnessed a bit of its aftermath around 11:30 p.m. when he left his nearby home to walk his dog.

Renwick said he was met with loud sirens and bright lights when he stepped outside, seeing at least five police cars and an ambulance.

He said when he opened the door to let the dog out, he could hear a young woman screaming at the top of her lungs.

“She was screaming something to the effect that of ‘It’s all my fault, I invited him here. I’m not okay. Is he okay?’ And then she just started wailing, like screeching this. It was heart-wrenching,” Renwick said.

Renwick said he didn’t know he was witnessing the aftermath of a police shooting until the next morning.

“When I first saw the flashing lights, I just assumed it was in the ambulance there, because there are ambulances over there on occasion. But when I saw all the police cars, I didn’t know what the heck was going on,” Renwick added.

“I thought maybe they had arrested somebody for drunk driving or something, and there might have been an accident. I certainly didn’t assume, like a police-involved shooting in this neighbourhood.”

–with files from 980 CJME’s Daniel Reech