Two men were arrested at the Saskatoon provincial jail and charged in connection with the murder of 30-year-old Jordan Lee Morin.
Two men were arrested at the Saskatoon provincial jail on Tuesday, in connection with the city’s 12th homicide of the year.
Saskatoon police investigators arrested a 37-year-old man and a 28-year-old man at the correctional facility, police said in a Wednesday news release.
The 28-year-old is the fourth person charged in the homicide investigation. He is charged with second-degree murder.
Both men appeared in court on Wednesday.
A 24-year-old woman and a 27-year-old woman were previously charged with being accessories after the fact.
Other homicides in 2024:
— A 42-year-old woman was charged with criminal negligence causing death after the body of a one-year-old boy was found at a home in the 100 block of Avenue T South. Police responded to the home on March 9 after a report of a sudden death.
Officers responded on April 15 around 11:20 a.m. to the 3200 block of 33rd Street West after reports of an insecure property and found a woman dead in the basement. They confirmed her identity: 24-year-old Melissa Duquette.
Barely 13 hours later on April 16, officers responded around 12:50 a.m. to reports of a shooting in the 200 block of Avenue O South. They found a 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to Royal University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His mother identified him as Kade Lee, 25.
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