According to police, officers responded to a report of an injured person in the 200 block of Avenue V South at about 6:45 p.m. on July 30.
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“The victim, a 24-year-old man, was transported to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries,” the Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement.
“Members of the Saskatoon Police Major Crime and Forensic Identification Sections are continuing to investigate. An autopsy will be conducted on August 4, 2026.”
Police encouraged anyone with information about the man’s death to contact them or submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
Previous homicide investigations in 2026
The first homicide 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 killing saw a man die after a shooting in the 900 block of 22nd Street West 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.
The city’s third homicide was investigated after a 61-year-old woman died in a house fire in the 400 block of Avenue I South on April 3. No arrests have been made.
The fourth killing was a 39-year-old man who died in hospital after being found unresponsive on Avenue X South just before 4 a.m. on April 6. Police have made no arrests.
A suspicious death investigation after Saskatoon police found a body in an apartment on the 1100 block of Avenue W North on April 15, was then upgraded to a homicide, police said on April 27, making it the city’s fifth murder of the year. No arrests have been made.
Saskatoon Police Service said the death of 55-year-old Wray Musqua, who was found unresponsive in 2200 block of 22nd Street on April 24 and died in hospital on April 25 was the city’s sixth homicide.
The city’s seventh murder of the year saw a 42-year-old woman charged with second-degree murder after the body of 77-year-old Dory Cook was found inside a Pleasant Hill home on May 3.
Saskatoon’s eighth homicide was on July 30 when police said a 24-year-old man died after being found injured in the 200 block of Avenue V South.
Saskatoon had eight homicides in 2025.









