Traffic restrictions lifted after early morning shooting near Market Mall

Traffic restrictions near Market Mall, in Saskatoon’s Eastview neighbourhood, have been lifted as police continue to investigate an early morning shooting.

According to police, officers were called to the 10 block of Sturby Place at around 4:45 a.m. where they found the victim, an adult man, suffering from a gunshot wound.

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Traffic was restricted near the intersection at Louise Street and McEwan Avenue on the morning of June 18, 2026 as police investigated a shooting that left a man seriously hurt. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)

Police said the man’s injuries were serious, but were not believed to be life-threatening. He was transported to hospital for treatment.

While the victim was found on Sturby Place, police said the traffic restrictions were put in place “in the area of Louise Street and McEown Avenue,” adjacent to Market Mall. Those restrictions were lifted shortly before 11 a.m.

Walking around the police tape, neighbour Lee Shepherd said he doesn’t have any concerns about the area where he lives.

“I doubt that it’s local activity. I imagine it’s a gang situation,” he said. “We don’t have this kind of action very often.”

Police tape was also seen at a home on Sturby Place on Thursday morning.

A home on Sturby Place was taped off by police following a shooting on the morning of Thursday, June 18, 2026. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)

Nazmun Nahar lives near Sturby Place. She said she didn’t hear any sirens on Thursday morning, but said it’s common to see two or three police cars in the area every day.

“I thought this is just (a) normal visit,” Nahar said.

She said she only realized the incident was serious after she saw the yellow police tape during her morning walk.

“Saskatoon Police are continuing to investigate,” the police force noted.

–with files from 650 CKOM’s Marija Robinson