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The Regina Police Service has announced that the death of a 20-year-old man following a shooting on Saturday afternoon is now being investigated as the city’s sixth homicide of 2026.
In a news release issued Oct. 3, the Regina Police Service said officers responded to a call in the 1300 block of Robinson Street at about 2 p.m. and found a person dead inside a home.
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Officers cordoned off the area to secure the scene. The police service said investigators from the Major Crime Unit and the Forensic Identification Unit were called in to assist with the ongoing investigation. No further information was provided by police in an update on Oct. 5.
The incident occurred a few blocks from Albert Community School on Robinson Street.
The discovery marked the second major police response on the street in less than 48 hours. On Thursday afternoon, officers were called to the neighbouring 1100 block of Robinson Street, where they found two men and a teenage boy suffering from gunshot wounds.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Regina Police Service or Regina Crime Stoppers.
Regina homicide investigations in 2026
Regina’s first homicide of the year happened on Jan. 19, when 56-year-old Michael Norman Ross was found dead in an abandoned vehicle in the city’s North Central neighbourhood. Four people have been charged in connection with the crime.
The city’s second homicide happened on April 13, when officers were called to the 3100 block of Fifth Avenue in North Central just after 1 a.m. Upon arrival, police found an injured man, later identified as 36-year-old Miles Anderson. While officers attempted life-saving measures, RPS said Anderson was declared dead at the scene. Two men were charged with second-degree murder.
Regina’s third and fourth homicides were on Aug. 11, when officers were called to Elphinstone Street in North Central. They found 42-year-old Sarah McGillis and 37-year-old Arland Nahnepowisk dead outside a home. Two women and one man have been charged in connection with those deaths.
The city’s fifth homicide was recorded when 37-year-old Rebecca Autumn (Wilson) Mathieson died on Aug. 30 after an assault on Aug. 14.
Regina recorded 11 homicides in 2025.
