first degree murder

Three more men charged in 2020 death of Custer

Jan 24, 2023 | 4:21pm

Three more men have been charged in the 2020 death of Wesley Custer. 30-year-old Brian Dreaver from Ahthakakoop First Nation, 25-year-old Kyle Standing from Saskatoon and 29-year-old Mathew Whitstone from Pelican Lake First Nation have each been charged with one count of first degree murder. All three will appear in Prince Albert Provincial Court February […]

Dillon Whitehawk Guilty of Second Degree Murder

Dec 13, 2022 | 3:40pm

A Court of King’s Bench Judge has convicted Dillion Whitehawk of second-degree murder. Whitehawk was originally charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of Keesha Bitternose. It was back on January 2, 2020, that Keesha Bitternose died from multiple injuries and a possible gunshot wound. She was found dead days later by police […]

Man accused of first degree murder of RCMP officer ordered to stand trial

Jul 21, 2022 | 2:28pm

A man accused of killing a Saskatchewan RCMP officer during a traffic stop has been ordered to stand trial for first-degree murder. Alphonse Stanley Traverse of Winnipeg was originally charged with manslaughter in the June 12, 2021, death of Const. Shelby Patton. The charge was upgraded in November to first-degree murder. Judge Douglas Kovatch, at the […]

Third youth charged in Regina’s sixth homicide of 2022

Jul 18, 2022 | 4:37pm

A third youth has been charged with First-Degree Murder concerning Regina’s sixth homicide of 2022. The investigation began on June 29 when police were called to an alley in the 1200 block of Rae Street at about 2:20 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a deceased 14-year-old in the alley and an injured 32-year-old woman. […]

Two People Facing First Degree Murder Charges

Jun 23, 2022 | 8:03pm

Two people who had originally been charged with aggravated assault and attempted murder, are now facing  more severe charges. First degree murder. Last month, police began investigating a report of an injured woman in the 1200 Block of Garnet Street in Regina. 30 year old Lori Shannon Huntinghawk was taken to hospital by EMS.  She […]

Whitehawk sentenced to life in prison

Jun 10, 2022 | 3:06pm

Today, Dillon Whitehawk was sentenced to life in prison with parole-eligible after 25 years. Whitehawk was found guilty of first-degree murder earlier this year in the deaths of 27-year-old Jordan Denton and 23-year-old Keenan Toto. He will also have to provide a DNA sample, a lifetime weapon prohibition, and non-contact order with the witnesses in […]

Pair of La Ronge men charged with first degree murder

May 18, 2022 | 4:35pm

Two La Ronge men have been charged with first degree murder in the death of a 32-year-old man from La Ronge and Stanley Mission. At 4 a.m. Tuesday, La Ronge police were called to a report of shots fired near Bells Point in La Ronge. RCMP responded and located a man, who was pronounced dead […]

First degree murder charges laid in connection to James Smith First Nation shooting

Sep 7, 2021 | 2:50pm

Charges have been laid in a fatal shooting incident over the weekend on a northern Saskatchewan First Nation. RCMP responded to the incident on Sunday on the James Smith First Nation where two people had died and one person was seriously injured in a shooting incident. On Monday, police arrested 33-year-old Shawn Moostoos, who is […]

Second person charged in Tiki Brook-Lyn Lavadiere murder

Jul 23, 2019 | 4:41pm

A second person has been arrested and charged for the death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Lavadiere. Thirty-two year old Danita Thomas of North Battleford is facing four charges including first degree murder and kidnapping. Thomas is scheduled to make her first court appearance in North Battleford on Wednesday morning. RCMP say the homicide investigation is ongoing […]

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