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Police in Saskatoon have opened their eighth homicide investigation of 2026 after the death of a 24-year-old man Thursday.
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.
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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 investigation of 2026 was related to the death of a 25-year-old man who died from stab wounds 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 reduced to being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter, accessory after the fact to aggravated assault, mischief and obstruction of justice.
The second homicide investigation of the year 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 case 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 homicide investigation of 2026 involved the death of 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 investigation, police said on April 27. This marked the city’s fifth such case 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 the 2200 block of 22nd Street on April 24 and died in hospital on April 25, was the city’s sixth homicide case of 2026.
The city’s seventh homicide investigation of the year led to a 42-year-old woman being charged with second-degree murder after the body of 77-year-old Dory Cook was found inside a Pleasant Hill home on May 3.
