Second suspect charged in Victoria Avenue homicide

WATCH: A second suspect has been charged in Regina’s third homicide of 2025.

The Regina Police Service (RPS) has charged a second suspect in relation to a homicide that took place on Victoria Avenue late last week.

RPS announced Monday afternoon that it had charged Dontay Bellegarde, 23, with first-degree-murder as part of an ongoing investigation into the death.

Bellegarde also faces one count of failing to comply with a probation order. He is set to appear in provincial court on April 29 at 9:30 a.m.

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RPS announced that it had charged the first suspect in the killing on Sunday. Keli Stonechild, 33, also faces one count of first-degree murder.

The investigation began at around 5:30 a.m. on April 24, after officers and EMS were dispatched to the 800 block of Victoria Avenue. Upon arrival, they found an injured man. He died a short time later.

The investigation determined the death was a homicide.

Officers secured the scene and several units, including major crimes and forensic identification, were called in.

The victim’s identity will not be released at the request of the family.

The death marks Regina’s third homicide of 2025.