A 19-year-old is the latest victim of homicide in Regina, according to police.
Regina police confirmed that a death investigation surrounding an incident on the 1400 block of Rupert Street on July 27 is now deemed a homicide, according to a news release on Wednesday.
A 16-year-old male was arrested in connection to the death.
The teen faces a single charge of second degree murder.
He made his first appearance in Regina provincial youth court on Wednesday morning.
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The investigation began when police responded to a report of an injured man at a home in the Rothwell Place area at around 11 p.m. on July 27.
Officers found the man suffering from a gunshot wound inside the home.
“Despite life-saving attempts by both police and EMS, the male was pronounced deceased at the scene,” the release read.
This latest death marks Regina's fourth homicide of 2023.
